The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Booksurge Llc, Jan 28, 2006 - Fiction - 236 pages

I fly from pleasure, said the prince, because pleasure has ceased to please; I am lonely because I am miserable, and am unwilling to cloud with my presence the happiness of others. "You, Sir, said the sage, are the first who has complained of misery in the happy valley. I hope to convince you that your complaints have no real cause. You are here in full possession of all that the emperour of Abissinia can bestow; here is neither labour to be endured nor danger to be dreaded.

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A book about happiness. Who is happy and who is unhappy. Overall one could say that the protagonists in the book have a rather gloomy look on life as they found no one to be happy. And ended up from ... Read full review

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I like old Dr. Johnson. Rasselas, like Candide, is barely-disguised philosophy: from it, one can discern that one ought not to worry about happiness, as it is more or less an illusion. One should ... Read full review

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Title	The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
Author	Samuel Johnson
Edition	large print
Publisher	Booksurge Llc, 2006
ISBN	1425002897, 9781425002893
Length	236 pages
Subjects	Fiction › Action & Adventure Fiction / Action & Adventure

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