Rasselas: A Tale

Published Nov. 13, 1860 by Longman, Green, Longman , and Roberts.

OCLC Number:
56110003

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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.

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