Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson

"Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia" by Samuel Johnson is a philosophical tale published in 1759. Prince Rasselas, fourth son of the King of Abyssinia, lives confined in the beautiful Happy Valley until his turn for the throne arrives. Growing weary of artificial pleasures, he escapes with his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the philosopher Imlac to search for true happiness in the wider world. Their journey through Egypt exposes them to various walks of life and adventures, each revealing new insights about human existence and the elusive nature of contentment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Title Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Rasselas,_Prince_of_Abissinia
Credits Transcribed from the 1889 Cassell & Company edition by David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Satire
Subject Princes -- Fiction
Subject Happiness -- Fiction
Subject Ethiopia -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 652
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Sep 8, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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