Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
By Samuel Johnson
Length4h 3m
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'Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia' is a philosophical tale by Samuel Johnson. It's about a prince named Rasselas who escapes his luxurious palace with his sister and her maid, seeking the answer to their ultimate question - how to achieve happiness in life. The story, set in Ethiopia, revolves around their journeys and discoveries about life, wealth, and human nature. The book reflects the author's thoughts about the difficulty of attaining happiness and satisfaction in life.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length4 hrs 3 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1759
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION.
2CHAPTER 1: DESCRIPTION OF A PALACE IN A VALLEY.
3CHAPTER 2: THE DISCONTENT OF RASSELAS IN THE HAPPY VALLEY.
4CHAPTER 3: THE WANTS OF HIM THAT WANTS NOTHING.
5CHAPTER 4: THE PRINCE CONTINUES TO GRIEVE AND MUSE.
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6CHAPTER 5: THE PRINCE MEDITATES HIS ESCAPE.
7CHAPTER 6: A DISSERTATION ON THE ART OF FLYING.
8CHAPTER 7: THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING.
9CHAPTER 8: THE HISTORY OF IMLAC.
10CHAPTER 9: THE HISTORY OF IMLAC (continued).
11CHAPTER 10: IMLAC’S HISTORY (continued)—A DISSERTATION UPON POETRY.
12CHAPTER 11: IMLAC’S NARRATIVE (continued)—A HINT OF PILGRIMAGE.
13CHAPTER 12: THE STORY OF IMLAC (continued).
14CHAPTER 13: RASSELAS DISCOVERS THE MEANS OF ESCAPE.
15CHAPTER 14: RASSELAS AND IMLAC RECEIVE AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.
16CHAPTER 15: THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS.
17CHAPTER 16: THEY ENTER CAIRO, AND FIND EVERY MAN HAPPY.
18CHAPTER 17: THE PRINCE ASSOCIATES WITH YOUNG MEN OF SPIRIT AND GAIETY.
19CHAPTER 18: THE PRINCE FINDS A WISE AND HAPPY MAN.
20CHAPTER 19: A GLIMPSE OF PASTORAL LIFE.
21CHAPTER 20: THE DANGER OF PROSPERITY.
22CHAPTER 21: THE HAPPINESS OF SOLITUDE—THE HERMIT’S HISTORY.
23CHAPTER 22: THE HAPPINESS OF A LIFE LED ACCORDING TO NATURE.
24CHAPTER 23: THE PRINCE AND HIS SISTER DIVIDE BETWEEN THEM THE WORK OF OBSERVATION.
25CHAPTER 24: THE PRINCE EXAMINES THE HAPPINESS OF HIGH STATIONS.
26CHAPTER 25: THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS.
27CHAPTER 26: THE PRINCESS CONTINUES HER REMARKS UPON PRIVATE LIFE.
28CHAPTER 27: DISQUISITION UPON GREATNESS.
29CHAPTER 28: RASSELAS AND NEKAYAH CONTINUE THEIR CONVERSATION.
30CHAPTER 29: THE DEBATE ON MARRIAGE (continued).
31CHAPTER 30: IMLAC ENTERS, AND CHANGES THE CONVERSATION.
32CHAPTER 31: THEY VISIT THE PYRAMIDS.
33CHAPTER 32: THEY ENTER THE PYRAMID.
34CHAPTER 33: THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE.
35CHAPTER 34: THEY RETURN TO CAIRO WITHOUT PEKUAH.
36CHAPTER 35: THE PRINCESS LANGUISHES FOR WANT OF PEKUAH.
37CHAPTER 36: PEKUAH IS STILL REMEMBERED. THE PROGRESS OF SORROW.
38CHAPTER 37: THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH.
39CHAPTER 38: THE ADVENTURES OF THE LADY PEKUAH.
40CHAPTER 39: THE ADVENTURES OF PEKUAH (continued).
41CHAPTER 40: THE HISTORY OF A MAN OF LEARNING.
42CHAPTER 41: THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS.
43CHAPTER 42: THE OPINION OF THE ASTRONOMER IS EXPLAINED AND JUSTIFIED.
44CHAPTER 43: THE ASTRONOMER LEAVES IMLAC HIS DIRECTIONS.
45CHAPTER 44: THE DANGEROUS PREVALENCE OF IMAGINATION.
46CHAPTER 45: THEY DISCOURSE WITH AN OLD MAN.
47CHAPTER 46: THE PRINCESS AND PEKUAH VISIT THE ASTRONOMER.
48CHAPTER 47: THE PRINCE ENTERS, AND BRINGS A NEW TOPIC.
49CHAPTER 48: IMLAC DISCOURSES ON THE NATURE OF THE SOUL.
50CHAPTER 49: THE CONCLUSION, IN WHICH NOTHING IS CONCLUDED.
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