Candide Ou L’Optimisme et Autres Contes

A straightforward introduction to French texts for A Level students having to write about literature in the target language. It is a booklet to accompany the text, and does not reproduce the text itself. Written entirely in French, at a level that should be accessible to students bridging the gap from GCSE, the book can be used as support material and exam revision. It a biography of the writer; an introduction to the theme of the book; a summary of the main points of each chapter or scene; questions for exploitation of the text; and a vocabulary or glossary of literary terms.