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The Prince

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The short, cold handbook on acquiring and keeping power that gave a word to the language. Twenty-six chapters, written for a Medici in 1513 and printed only after its author’s death.

Translated by W. K. Marriott (1908). Introduced by the War Philosophy editors.

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Series: Renaissance statecraft
Edition: War Philosophy, 2026

About this edition

W. K. Marriott’s translation with modernised spelling, a short introduction to Machiavelli’s Florence, and notes on the people and campaigns he cites.

What’s inside

All twenty-six chapters
Introduction and notes
Who’s who of Renaissance Italy

Editions & formats

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Bone cover, ink lettering, printed to order.

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EPUB and PDF, delivered to your account at once.

Audiobook

MP3 chapters in your account.

About the author

Niccolò Machiavelli

1469–1527 · Florence, Republic of Florence

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) served the Florentine republic as a diplomat and secretary for fourteen years before the Medici returned and dismissed him. The Prince was written in exile on his farm.

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