# The Old Man — The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0046-xlv-they-discourse-with-an-old-man

## Who they are

An aged philosopher who discourses on the vanity of human wishes.

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