Rasselas

" it was "Rasselas"; a name that struck me as strange" (Bronte, 49).

The full title of the book is actually The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. It was written by Samuel Johnson in the nineteenth century. It is strange that Jane would have found this new book at her new school because her school is very religious, and this book is not the Bible. In Jane's point of view, it is also not worth the trouble because it appears to be boring, it is not filled with adventure or fantasies, much like her new situation.

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