The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson

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Rasselas is a fable-like story, more apologue than novel, written by Johnson in 1759 to help pay for the costs of his recently-deceased mother’s funeral. While the plot is basic and the characters are thin, the work is an important philosophical p...

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