Title: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
First published: 1833
Description: 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.
Subjects: Ethiopia, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Princes, Fiction, Happiness, Manners and customs in fiction, Philosophy in fiction, Kings and rulers, Authors, Poetry, Gift books, Correspondence, reminiscences, Specimens, Essays, Biography, Translations into Spanish, English satire and humor, General, Fiction - General, Non-Classifiable, Novelty, Satire, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, psychological, Biographies &amp; autobiographies, English, Scottish, & welsh fiction, Irish, Scottish fiction & literature classics, Literary styles & movements - fiction, Travel & transportation - fiction, Fore-edge painting, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Readers, Princes -- Fiction, Happiness -- Fiction, Ethiopia -- Fiction, Miniature books
Places: Abbysinia, Ethiopia, Princes, Abessinia
People: Arabian prince, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)