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Rasselas--regarded as Johnson's most creative work--presents the story of the journey of Rasselas and his companions in search of "the choice of life." Its charm lies not in its plot, but rather in its wise and humane look at man's constant search for happiness. The text is based on the... read more
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“He who will determine ... against that which he knows because there may be something which he knows not; he that can set hypothetical possibility against acknowledged certainty, is not to be admitted among reasonable beings.”
First Sentence edit
"YE who listen with credulity to the whispers of fancy, and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope; who expect that age will perform the promises of youth, and that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by the morrow; attend to the histor"
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 969 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Julie, or the New Heloise: Letters of Two Lovers Who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps (Collected Writings of Rousseau) (v. 6), and followed by Candide.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Samuel Johnson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: R. & J. Dodsley (London)
Country: England
Publication Date: 1759
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 709
Publisher: R. & J. Dodsley (London)
Country: England
Publication Date: 1759
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 709
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 828.609
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