An edition of The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
(1759)
Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
by Samuel Johnson, Warren L. Fleischauer, Félix Paknadel, Octavie Belot, and James MacAulay
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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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Ethiopia, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Princes, Fiction, Happiness, Manners and customs in fiction, Philosophy in fiction, Kings and rulers, Authors, Poetry, Gift books, Correspondence, reminiscences, Specimens, Essays, Biography, Translations into Spanish, English satire and humor, General, Fiction - General, Non-Classifiable, Novelty, Satire, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, psychological, Biographies & autobiographies, English, Scottish, & welsh fiction, Irish, Scottish fiction & literature classics, Literary styles & movements - fiction, Travel & transportation - fictionShowing 11 featured editions. View all 224 editions?
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The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia
June 1993, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes
Map on end papers.
"This book ... contains excerpts from Samuel Johnson's, Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, a work originally published in London, England, the year 1759." -- Colophon.
Limited edition of 20 numbered copies.
Fisher copy: No. 8.
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