### Product Description _The Prince and Other Writings_ , by **Niccolo Machiavelli** , is part of the _Barnes & Noble Classics_ __ series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully
The Prince (and other writings)
โ Scribed by Machiavelli, Niccolo
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund, Inc.
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- en-jm
- Weight
- 292 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Contains a lengthy introduction on the life of Machiavelli, the History of Florence, The Prince, Discourses on Livy, and his letters and papers from his time as a diplomat. This volume contains his famous and notorious advice to The Prince that ruthlessness in seeking and maintaining political power is essential to any would-be Prince.
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