A recently refuted legend says this novel was written in a week to finance the funeral of the author's mother.
A recently refuted legend says this novel was written in a week to finance the funeral of the author's mother. It features a Stoic philosopher who preaches the life of reason, but his view is undermined by the death of his daughter and his subsequent grief. After staying in a monastery after being kidnapped, Pekuah decides that the life of a nun is the surest way to happiness. The poet Imlac wants to live a life of wandering, while Nekayah, the title character's sister, desires to found a women's college. The title character merely wants to rule a kingdom justly. For 10 points, identify this satiric novel about the prince of Abyssinia, written by Samuel Johnson.
A recently refuted legend says this novel was written in a week to finance the funeral of the author's mother.
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