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Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

by Samuel Johnson

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Chapter I — Description of a Palace in a Valley
  3. 3Chapter II — The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley
  4. 4Chapter III — The Wants of Him That Wants Nothing
  5. 5Chapter IV — The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse
  6. 6Chapter V — The Prince Meditates His Escape
  7. 7Chapter VI — A Dissertation on the Art of Flying
  8. 8Chapter VII — The Prince Finds a Man of Learning
  9. 9Chapter VIII — The History of Imlac
  10. 10Chapter IX — The History of Imlac (Continued)
  11. 11Chapter X — Imlac’s History (Continued) — A Dissertation Upon Poetry
  12. 12Chapter XI — Imlac’s Narrative (Continued) — A Hint of Pilgrimage
  13. 13Chapter XII — The Story of Imlac (Continued)
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit
  16. 16Chapter XV — The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many…
  17. 17Chapter XVI — They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy
  18. 18Chapter XVII — The Prince Associates With Young Men of Spirit and G…
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man
  20. 20Chapter XIX — A Glimpse of Pastoral Life
  21. 21Chapter XX — The Danger of Prosperity
  22. 22Chapter XXI — The Happiness of Solitude — The Hermit’s History
  23. 23Chapter XXII — The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — The Prince and His Sister Divide Between Them the W…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations
  26. 26Chapter XXV — The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry With More Diligence…
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — The Princess Continues Her Remarks Upon Private Life
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — Disquisition Upon Greatness
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their Conversation
  30. 30Chapter XXIX — The Debate on Marriage (Continued)
  31. 31Chapter XXX — Imlac Enters, and Changes the Conversation
  32. 32Chapter XXXI — They Visit the Pyramids
  33. 33Chapter XXXII — They Enter the Pyramid
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII — The Princess Meets With an Unexpected Misfortune
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV — They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah
  36. 36Chapter XXXV — The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI — Pekuah Is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII — The Princess Hears News of Pekuah
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII — The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX — The Adventures of Pekuah (Continued)
  41. 41Chapter XL — The History of a Man of Learning
  42. 42Chapter XLI — The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of His Uneasiness
  43. 43Chapter XLII — The Opinion of the Astronomer Is Explained and Justi…
  44. 44Chapter XLIII — The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions
  45. 45Chapter XLIV — The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination
  46. 46Chapter XLV — They Discourse With an Old Man
  47. 47Chapter XLVI — The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer
  48. 48Chapter XLVII — The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic
  49. 49Chapter XLVIII — Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul
  50. 50Chapter XLIX — The Conclusion, in Which Nothing Is Concluded

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