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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

By Samuel Johnson

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.

Published

April 30, 2007

Format

Paperback

Pages

-

Language

Unknown

ISBN

9781845883485