The distinguished English writer's only novel provides a compelling glimpse of his moral views as he assails 18th-century optimism and man's unrealistic estimates of what life has to offer. Rasselas ponders such subjects as romantic love, flights of imagination, the great discoveries of science, and speculations about the meaning of happiness. Republication of The Prince of Abissinia, Second Edition. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley and W. Johnson, London, 1759.
Candide by Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet One of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. Witty, caustic skewering of romance, science, philosophy, religion, government — nearly all human ideals and institutions.
Johnson's Dictionary: A Modern Selection by Samuel Johnson, E. L. McAdam, Milne, George Johnson's Dictionary first appeared in 1755 and it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions to a more manageable length.
