Samuel Johnson's The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia 1926 J.M. Dent
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Samuel Johnson's The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia 1926 J.M. Dent. The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. Early readers consideredRasselas to be a work of philosophical and practical importance and critics often remark on the difficulty of classifying it as a novel. The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson 1926 J.M. Dent and Sons (London), 6 1/2 x 9 inches tall blue pebbled hardcover, gilt decoration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, introduction by G.K. Chesterton, copiously illustrated with striking woodcuts by Douglas Percy Bliss, xiii, [2], 168 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with fraying to the spine caps. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. An apologue about bliss and ignorance by poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). The book's original working title was 'The Choice of Life.' The book was first published in April 1759 in England. Early readers considered Rasselas to be a work of philosophical and practical importance and critics often remark on the difficulty of classifying it as a novel. Johnson was a staunch opponent of slavery, revered by abolitionists, and Rasselas became a name adopted by emancipated slaves.
