Candide · Character
Mynheer Vanderdendur
A dishonest Dutch merchant who cheats Candide in Surinam and steals his money.
minor
Also known as Vanderdendur
First appearance: Chapter XIX: What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candide Got Acquainted with Martin
Mynheer Vanderdendur shows up with force in Chapter XIX: What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candide Got Acquainted with Martin. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Dutch skipper who cheats Candide by raising the fare repeatedly and then sails away with the two sheep and their treasure.
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In Chapter XIX: What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candide Got Acquainted with Martin: The Dutch skipper who cheats Candide by raising the fare repeatedly and then sails away with the two sheep and their treasure.
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- Chapter XIX: What Happened to Them at Surinam and How Candide Got Acquainted with Martin
- XX: What Happened at Sea to Candide and Martin
- XXIII: Candide and Martin Touched Upon the Coast of England, and What They Saw There
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