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How to read the classics
Where to start with Plato, Marcus Aurelius, Hobbes, Locke, Smith and fifteen more classics, with each edition and its length in readings.
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How to read A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume
A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume in the David Hume, 1739 to 1740. 120 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft in the Mary Wollstonecraft, 1792. 41 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin in the William Godwin, 1793. 109 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke in the John Locke, 1690. 143 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus
An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus in the Thomas Robert Malthus, 1826 sixth edition. 117 short readings, a plain English draft.
How to read Areopagitica by John Milton
Areopagitica by John Milton in the John Milton, 1644. 9 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Bacon's Essays by Francis Bacon
Bacon's Essays by Francis Bacon in the Francis Bacon, 1625. 58 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense by Thomas Paine in the Thomas Paine, 1776. 12 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding and Morals by David Hume
Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding and Morals by David Hume in the David Hume, 1748 and 1751. 51 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes in the Thomas Hobbes, 1651. 105 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius in the Meric Casaubon translation, 1634. 30 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1836. 8 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
Rights of Man by Thomas Paine in the Thomas Paine, 1791. 21 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke in the John Locke, 1689. 31 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon
The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon in the Francis Bacon, 1605. 65 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read The Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison and Jay
The Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison and Jay in the McLean edition, 1788. 93 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read The Republic by Plato
The Republic by Plato in the Benjamin Jowett translation, 1892. 55 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith in the Adam Smith, 1759. 79 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith in the Adam Smith, 1776. Edwin Cannan edition, 1904. 187 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.
How to read Utopia by Thomas More
Utopia by Thomas More in the Gilbert Burnet translation, 1684. 25 short readings, a plain English draft and where to start.