Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Abbreviations xxi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Tom Jones and L’Enfant trouvé: Lost in Translation? 24
9. 2 Life Imitates Art: Voltaire and Tom Jones 38
10. 3 Voltaire, the “Great Copyist”: Zadig (1747) 55
11. 4 The Fascinating Irritation of Sentimental Romance: Nanine (1747) and Paméla (1753–54) 70
12. 5 L’Enfant trouvé and the Language of Candide 83
13. 6 Coming Up with a Name: Candide 97
14. 7 From Somerset to Westphalia: The Creation of Candide’s lieu fondateur 108
15. 8 Maître Pangloss 124
16. 9 Candide and Cunégonde: The Assault on Romance 140
17. 10 Narrative and Structure: Tom Jones in South America 165
18. 11 Fougeret de Monbron and Sarah Fielding 188
19. 12 England, Venice, and Constantinople 211
20. Conclusion 235
21. Notes 245
22. Bibliography 261
23. Index 271