395 pages
French language
Published 1832 by Baudry.
Samuel Johnson: Histoire de Rasselas, prince d'Abyssinie ... (French language, 1832, Baudry)
395 pages
French language
Published 1832 by Baudry.
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.