Cover of The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

by Samuel Johnson

1766 eng

This short novel is a satire on the philosophical stories popular at the time, such as Voltaire’s Candide. A young man is accompanied on his travels by an older wiser teacher, who explains various situations they encounter in terms of happiness or otherwise.

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