Rasselas

Table of contents

• Biography
• Description of a Palace in a Valley
• The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley
• The Wants of Him that Wants Nothing
• The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse
• The Prince Meditates his Escape
• A Dissertation on the Art of Flying
• The Prince Finds a Man of Learning
• The History of Imlac
• The History of Imlac Continued
• Imlac's History continued. A Dissertation upon Poetry
• Imlac's Narrative continued. A Hint on Pilgrimage
• The Story of Imlac Continued
• Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape
• Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit
• The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many Wonders
• They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy
• The Prince Associates with Young Men of Spirit and Gaiety
• The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man
• A Glimpse of Pastoral Life
• The Danger of Prosperity
• The Happiness of Solitude. The Hermit's History
• The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature
• The Prince and His Sister Divide Between them the Work of Observation
• The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations
• The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry with More Diligence than Success
• The Princess Continues Her Remarks upon Private Life
• Disquisition Upon Greatness
• Rasselas and Nekayah Continue their Conversation
• The Debate of Marriage Continued
• Imlac Enters and Changes the Conversation
• They Visit the Pyramids
• They Enter the Pyramid
• The Princess Meets with an Unexpected Misfortune
• They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah
• The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah
• Pekuah is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow
• The Princess Hears News of Pekuah
• The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah
• The Adventures of Pekuah Continued
• The History of a Man of Learning
• The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of his Uneasiness
• The Opinion of the Astronomer is Explained and Justified
• The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions
• The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination
• They Discourse with an Old Man
• The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer
• The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic
• Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul
• The Conclusion, in Which Nothing is Concluded

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