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Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

作者 Samuel Johnson · 50 部分 · about 3 hours 7 minutes 阅读时间

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拉塞拉斯是一位拥有一切的王子。他住在一个可爱的山谷里,仆人满足他的每一个愿望,可他仍然不安而悲伤。于是他和姐姐、一位睿智的朋友悄悄走进广阔的世界,去看别的人怎样生活,富的和穷的,结婚的和单身的,老的和少的,希望找到幸福的生活。约翰逊在一个短小优美的故事里提出一个大问题:究竟什么使人生美好?

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整本书用英文阅读。这里是所有章节:

章节

Introduction5 min Chapter 1: Description of a Palace in a Valley4 min Chapter 2: The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley4 min Chapter 3: The Wants of Him That Wants Nothing3 min Chapter 4: The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse5 min Chapter 5: The Prince Meditates His Escape2 min Chapter 6: A Dissertation on the Art of Flying6 min Chapter 7: The Prince Finds a Man of Learning2 min Chapter 8: The History of Imlac5 min Chapter 9: The History of Imlac (continued)4 min Chapter 10: Imlac’s History (continued): a Dissertation Upon Poetry4 min Chapter 11: Imlac’s Narrative (continued): a Hint of Pilgrimage5 min Chapter 12: The Story of Imlac (continued)7 min Chapter 13: Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape3 min Chapter 14: Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit2 min Chapter 15: The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many Wonders3 min Chapter 16: They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy5 min Chapter 17: The Prince Associates with Young Men of Spirit and Gaiety2 min Chapter 18: The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man4 min Chapter 19: A Glimpse of Pastoral Life2 min Chapter 20: The Danger of Prosperity2 min Chapter 21: The Happiness of Solitude: the Hermit’s History4 min Chapter 22: The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature4 min Chapter 23: The Prince and His Sister Divide Between Them the Work of Observation1 min Chapter 24: The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations2 min Chapter 25: The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry with More Diligence Than Success3 min Chapter 26: The Princess Continues Her Remarks Upon Private Life4 min Chapter 27: Disquisition Upon Greatness3 min Chapter 28: Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their Conversation4 min Chapter 29: The Debate on Marriage (continued)6 min Chapter 30: Imlac Enters, and Changes the Conversation4 min Chapter 31: They Visit the Pyramids3 min Chapter 32: They Enter the Pyramid2 min Chapter 33: The Princess Meets with an Unexpected Misfortune2 min Chapter 34: They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah4 min Chapter 35: The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah5 min Chapter 36: Pekuah Is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow2 min Chapter 37: The Princess Hears News of Pekuah2 min Chapter 38: The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah6 min Chapter 39: The Adventures of Pekuah (continued)8 min Chapter 40: The History of a Man of Learning3 min Chapter 41: The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of His Uneasiness2 min Chapter 42: The Opinion of the Astronomer Is Explained and Justified3 min Chapter 43: The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions2 min Chapter 44: The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination4 min Chapter 45: They Discourse with an Old Man5 min Chapter 46: The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer8 min Chapter 47: The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic5 min Chapter 48: Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul5 min Chapter 49: The Conclusion, in Which Nothing Is Concluded2 min