Project Gutenberg 1996-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 862 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Transcribed from the 1889 Cassell & Company edition by David Price "Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia" by Samuel Johnson is a philosophical tale written in the mid-18th century. The story follows Rasselas, the fourth son of the Emperor of Abyssinia, who resides in a secluded and seemingly idyllic valley, where he and his siblings are raised in comfort and pleasure. However, Rasselas grows increasingly discontent with their sheltered existence, leading him to embark on a quest to explore the meaning of happiness and the nature of human experience. At the start of the narrative, Rasselas begins to feel the weight of his confinement in the Happy Valley, a paradise that offers no real satisfaction for him. Disillusioned by the superficial joys surrounding him, he turns to solitude and quiet contemplation, comparing the simplicity of animal happiness to his own inner turmoil. Rasselas articulates his yearning for purpose as he reflects on the limitations of his princely life, sparking his desire to escape and discover the real world. This opening sets the stage for his exploration of life's complexities, as he seeks out knowledge and understanding beyond the confines of his sheltered upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/652/652-h/images/covers.jpg en Satire Princes -- Fiction Happiness -- Fiction Ethiopia -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 261769 261674 2024-09-01T06:19:41.246888 2023-10-01T05:58:30.215556 text/html text/html 261363 2020-09-08T07:58:56 text/html 522059 2020-09-08T08:01:24 text/html application/zip 535324 2024-09-01T06:19:45.237836 application/epub+zip 535765 2024-09-01T06:19:41.917895 application/epub+zip 138299 2024-09-01T06:19:41.564862 application/epub+zip 650518 2024-09-01T06:19:48.523834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607613 2024-09-01T06:19:44.804865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211550 2022-09-01T06:51:57.687415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246264 246215 2024-09-01T06:19:40.912896 2023-10-01T05:58:29.924543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 245986 2020-09-08T07:58:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 91770 2020-09-08T08:01:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19215 2024-09-01T06:19:48.676819 application/rdf+xml 23917 2024-09-01T06:19:41.634855 image/jpeg 3845 2024-09-01T06:19:41.599912 image/jpeg 524684 2024-09-01T06:19:41.280899 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia