# The Bassa — The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia character guide

> The Bassa in The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bassa

**First appearance:** 0039-xxxviii-the-adventures-of-the-lady-pekuah

## Who they are

A Turkish governor who captures Pekuah and holds her in his seraglio.

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