The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, translated by W. K. Marriott, 1908.
Before you read: Political ideas for older students.
A short book of advice to a ruler of Renaissance Italy on how to gain and keep power. Machiavelli is famously blunt about fear, love, and fortune, which is why 'Machiavellian' became a word. This is W. K. Marriott's translation.
Public-domain text. First published in 1908; W. K. Marriott died in 1945, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.