Book · 1759
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Author · Samuel Johnson
- Subgenre
- Satire
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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