Machiavelli, Volume I

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Author

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527

Original Publication

London : David Nutt, 1905

Credits

E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

U: Military science

Subject

War -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

eBook-No.

15772

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15772

Release Date

May 6, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MACHIAVELLI — WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
2. 2.HENRY CUST. M.P. — VOLUME I
3. 3.THE ART OF WAR — TRANSLATED BY — PETER WHITEHORNE — 1560
4. 4.THE PRINCE — TRANSLATED BY — EDWARD DACRES — 1640 — LONDON — Published by DAVID NUTT — at the Sign of the Phoenix LONG ACRE — 1905 — Edinburgh: T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to His Majesty — TO MY FRIEND CHARLES WHIBLEY — H.C.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION
6. 6.CONTENTS — THE ARTE OF WARRE — WRITTEN FIRST IN ITALIAN BY
7. 7.PETER WHITEHORNE — STUDIENT AT GRAIES INNE — WITH AN ADDICION OF OTHER LIKE MARCIALLE FEATES AND EXPERIMENTES — AS IN A TABLE — IN THE ENDE OF THE BOOKE — MAIE APPERE — 1560 — Menfss. Iulij .
8. 8.THE ARTE OF WARRE — THE TABLE OF CERTAIN PRINCIPALL THINGES, CONTAINED IN THIS WOORKE OF MACHIAVEL
9. 9.THE FIRST BOOKE
10. 10.THE SECOND BOOKE
11. 11.THE THIRDE BOOKE
12. 12.THE FOWERTH BOOKE
13. 13.THE FIVETH BOOKE
14. 14.THE SIXTHE BOOKE
15. 15.THE SEVENTH BOOKE
16. 16.TO THE READERS
17. 17.E.D. — WITH SOME ANIMADVERSIONS NOTING AND TAXING HIS ERRORS — 1640
18. 18.THE EPISTLE TO THE READER. — THE PRINCE
19. 19.NICHOLAS MACHIAVELLI, — to the Magnificent LAURENCE sonne to PETER OF MEDICIS health.
20. 20.THE TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS — THE PRINCE — Written by
21. 21.CHAP. I — How many sorts of Principalities there are, and how many wayes they are attained to.
22. 22.CHAP. II — Of Hereditary Principalities.
23. 23.CHAP. III — Of mixt Principalities.
24. 24.CHAP. IV — Wherefore Darius his Kingdome taken by Alexander, rebelled not against Alexanders Successors after his death.
25. 25.CHAP. V — In what manner Cities and Principalities are to be govern'd, which, before they were conquer'd, liv'd under their own Laws.
26. 26.CHAP. VI — Of new Principalities, that are conquer'd by ones own armes and valour.
27. 27.CHAP. VII — Of new Principalities, gotten by fortune, and other mens forces.
28. 28.CHAP. VIII — Concerning those who by wicked meanes have attaind to a Principality.
29. 29.CHAP. IX — Of the Civill Principality.
30. 30.CHAP. X — In what manner the Forces of all Principalities ought to be measured.
31. 31.CHAP. XI — Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities.
32. 32.CHAP. XII — How many sorts of Military discipline there are and touching Mercenary soldiers.
33. 33.CHAP. XIII — Of Auxiliary Soldiers, mixt, and native.
34. 34.CHAP. XIV — What belongs to the Prince touching military Discipline.
35. 35.CHAP. XV — Of those things, in respect whereof, men, and especially Princes, are praised, or dispraised.
36. 36.CHAP. XVI — Of Liberality, and Miserablenesse.
37. 37.CHAP. XVII — Of Cruelty, and Clemency, and whether it is better to be belov'd, or feard.
38. 38.CHAP. XVIII — In what manner Princes ought to keep their words.
39. 39.CHAP. XIX — That Princes should take a care, not to incurre contempt or hatred.
40. 40.CHAP. XX — Whether the Citadels and many other things which Princes often make use of, are profitable or dammageable.
41. 41.CHAP. XXI — How a Prince ought to behave himself to gain reputation.
42. 42.CHAP. XXII — Touching Princes Secretaries.
43. 43.CHAP. XXIII — That Flatterers are to be avoyded.
44. 44.CHAP. XXIV — Wherefore the Princes of Italy have lost their States.
45. 45.CHAP. XXV — How great power Fortune hath in humane affaires, and what meanes there is to resist it.
46. 46.CHAP. XXVI — An Exhortation to free Italy from the Barbarians.

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