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The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli · translated by W. K. Marriott

Machiavelli's famous handbook on power: how rulers win it, keep it and lose it. A short text that people still argue about today.

19 chapters · about 4 h of reading

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Opening the book

Opening the book

How the book begins

Nicolo Machiavelli, born at Florence on 3rd May 1469. From 1494 to 1512 held an official post at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. Imprisoned in Florence, 1512; later exiled and returned to San Casciano. Died at Florence on 22nd June 1527.

Contents

  1. 01Opening
  2. 02Introduction
  3. 03YOUTH Æt. 1-25—1469-94
  4. 04OFFICE Æt. 25-43—1494-1512
  5. 05LITERATURE and DEATH Æt. 43-58—1512-27
  6. 06The Man and his Works
  7. 07Dedication
  8. 08Chapter II. Concerning Hereditary Principalities
  9. 09Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (1/11)
  10. 10Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (2/11)
  11. 11Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (3/11)
  12. 12Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (4/11)
  13. 13Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (5/11)
  14. 14Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (6/11)
  15. 15Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (7/11)
  16. 16Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (8/11)
  17. 17Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (9/11)
  18. 18Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (10/11)
  19. 19Chapter III. Concerning Mixed Principalities (11/11)

About this edition

Public domain: the author (died 1527) and the translator (died 1927), more than seventy years ago, and the book was first published in 1532. It is free to read, copy and share in the EU, Russia and the United States.

We removed the source's wrapper, rejoined the lines and split the book into chapters. The words are the author's.

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