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

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, by Samuel Johnson

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