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Author(s): Johnson, Samuel
Reader(s): Wickham, Peter
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Catalogue No: NA0578
Barcode: 9781781984437
Release Date: 11/2022
JOHNSON, S.: History of Rasselas (The) (Unabridged)
Above all, Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas (1759) is concerned with the nature of happiness. Rasselas and his companions remove themselves from the pleasure of the ‘happy valley’ so that they can make their ‘choice of life’. In the course of their travels they come across scholars, astronomers, shepherds, hermits and poets, and explore their way of life. Rasselas finds that complete happiness is elusive and, in the words of his mentor Imlac, ‘while you are making the choice of life, you neglect to live’.
In his treatment of this popular tale from the Orient, Johnson deploys his customary wit and perspicacity. Popular in its own day, Rasselas is a journey of the mind and soul, raising important questions concerning the human condition, which remain pertinent today.
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1 | The History of Rasselas | 00:12 |
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2 | Chapter 1: Description of a Palace in a Valley | 06:44 |
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3 | Chapter 2: The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy… | 06:44 |
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4 | Chapter 3: The Wants of Him That Wants Nothing | 04:03 |
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5 | Chapter 4: The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse | 08:11 |
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6 | Chapter 5: The Prince Meditates His Escape | 03:01 |
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7 | Chapter 6: A Dissertation on the Art of Flying | 09:08 |
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8 | Chapter 7: The Prince Finds a Man of Learning | 03:03 |
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9 | Chapter 8: The History of Imlac | 08:36 |
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10 | Chapter 9: The History of Imlac (continued) | 06:40 |
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11 | Chapter 10: Imlac's History (continued)… | 07:02 |
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12 | Chapter 11: Imlac's Narrative (continued)… | 07:50 |
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13 | Chapter 12: The Story of Imlac (continued) | 10:50 |
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14 | Chapter 13: Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape | 05:09 |
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15 | Chapter 14: Rasselas and Imlac Receive an… | 03:01 |
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16 | Chapter 15: The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley… | 04:23 |
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17 | Chapter 16: They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man… | 07:35 |
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18 | Chapter 17: The Prince Associates With Young Men… | 03:17 |
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19 | Chapter 18: The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man | 06:48 |
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20 | Chapter 19: A Glimpse of Pastoral Life | 02:53 |
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21 | Chapter 20: The Danger of Prosperity | 03:50 |
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22 | Chapter 21: The Happiness of Solitude… | 06:11 |
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23 | Chapter 22: The Happiness of a Life Led According… | 06:15 |
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24 | Chapter 23: The Prince and His Sister Divide Between… | 01:57 |
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25 | Chapter 24: The Prince Examines the Happiness of… | 03:05 |
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26 | Chapter 25: The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry With… | 04:38 |
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27 | Chapter 26: The Princess Continues Her Remarks… | 06:36 |
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28 | Chapter 27: Disquisition Upon Greatness | 05:19 |
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29 | Chapter 28: Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their… | 06:26 |
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30 | Chapter 29: The Debate on Marriage (continued) | 08:49 |
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31 | Chapter 30: Imlac Enters, and Changes the… | 06:51 |
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32 | Chapter 31: They Visit the Pyramids | 05:07 |
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33 | Chapter 32: They Enter the Pyramid | 03:25 |
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34 | Chapter 33: The Princess Meets With an Unexpected… | 02:24 |
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35 | Chapter 34: They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah | 06:22 |
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36 | Chapter 35: The Princess Languishes for Want of… | 08:31 |
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37 | Chapter 36: Pekuah Is Still Remembered… | 02:26 |
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38 | Chapter 37: The Princess Hears News of Pekuah | 03:28 |
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39 | Chapter 38: The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah | 09:10 |
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40 | Chapter 39: The Adventures of Pekuah (continued) | 12:17 |
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41 | Chapter 40: The History of a Man of Learning | 04:44 |
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42 | Chapter 41: The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of… | 02:46 |
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43 | Chapter 42: The Opinion of the Astronomer Is… | 04:11 |
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44 | Chapter 43: The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His… | 03:21 |
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45 | Chapter 44: The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination | 05:58 |
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46 | Chapter 45: They Discourse With an Old Man | 07:04 |
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47 | Chapter 46: The Princess and Pekuah Visit the… | 13:10 |
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48 | Chapter 47: The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic | 08:35 |
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49 | Chapter 48: Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul | 09:17 |
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50 | Chapter 49: The Conclusion, in Which Nothing Is… | 02:29 |
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Total Playing Time: 04:49:52