Thursday 7 May 2015

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, an 1889 book by Samuel Johnson

 Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, by Samuel Johnson 

An 1889 book that has been translated to many languages:
 
  የራስሤላስ መስፍነ ኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ ( ትርጉም)

Rasselas was the fourth son of the mighty Emperor in whose
dominions the father of waters begins his course--whose bounty
pours down the streams of plenty, and scatters over the world the
harvests of Egypt.

According to the custom which has descended from age to age among
the monarchs of the torrid zone, Rasselas was confined in a private
palace, with the other sons and daughters of Abyssinian royalty,
till the order of succession should call him to the throne.

The book can be assessed here:

https://ia902505.us.archive.org/27/items/rasselasprinceof00652gut/rslas10.txt

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