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Samuel Johnson: Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

May 25, 2018August 10, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor catches up with Samuel Johnson’s 1759 book Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia.

Categories Book Reviews, Samuel Johnson Tags 1750s, 1759 11 Comments

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