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The Complaint of Peace

Desiderius Erasmus (author)

The Reformation scholar Desiderius Erasmus portrays Peace visiting to earth to deliver her verdict on the human race. She chastises kings and princes, church leaders, noblemen and ordinary soldiers alike for betraying their Christian…

Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market

Walter Bagehot (author)

When Walter Bagehot wrote Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market, in 1873, he did the unthinkable: In language as fresh and clear today as it was over 100 years ago, he respectfully dissected the Bank of England’s…

The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, 11 vols (Sraffa ed.)

David Ricardo (author)

This eleven-volume set of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo contains all of Ricardo’s published and unpublished writings, and provides great insight into the early era of political economics by chronicling Ricardo’s…

Letters of Crito, on the Causes, Objects, and Consequences, of the Present War

John Millar (author)

Millar writes letters to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox pointing out the harmful effects the war against France will have.

The A B C of Finance

Simon Newcomb (author)

A popularization of economic ideas which Newcomb wrote for Harpers Magazine.

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Magna Carta Commemoration Essays

Henry Elliot Malden (editor)

A collection of essays about the history and continuing significance of Magna Carta.

War and Other Essays

Albert Galloway Keller (editor)

One of several collections of Sumner’s essays which were published in the early 20th century. This volume contains his famous essay on the Spanish-American War.

The English Works, vol. III (Leviathan)

Thomas Hobbes (author)

One of the major works of English political philosophy, Hobbes’ Leviathan was written during the English Revolution. It deals with the nature of sovereignty, how stable political power might be created, how wars might be avoided, and…

The Rights of Man Part I (1791 ed.)

Thomas Paine (author)

Paine’s pamphlet defending the early liberal phase of the French Revolution was written in response to Edmund Burke’s critique.

Commerce, Culture, and Liberty: Readings on Capitalism Before Adam Smith

Henry C. Clark (editor)

In this Liberty Fund book the editor has compiled some of the more important writings on economics before the appearance of Smith’s Wealth of Nations in 1776. It is particularly strong on the French contribution. Not all the pieces…

On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenship

Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (author)

Condorcet’s essay is an early defence of the right of women to particpate in politcs. It was written during the first years of the French Revolution.

Anthony and Cleopatra (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

William Shakespeare (author)

Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is a famously difficult play to stage. It’s complicated plot and constant shifting of scenes make the action hard to follow. It may now be as well known for the flop starring Elizabeth Taylor, and…

Cato: A Tragedy and Selected Essays

Joseph Addison (author)

First produced in 1713, Cato, A Tragedy inspired generations toward a pursuit of liberty. Liberty Fund’s new edition of Cato: A Tragedy, and Selected Essays brings together Addison’s dramatic masterpiece along with a selection of his…

The Claim of the American Loyalists

Joseph Galloway (author)

Having lost his valuable estate in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, the Loyalist Galloway spent the rest of his years in exile in Britain lobbying the government for compensation and writing books like this one to…

Protection or Free Trade

Henry George (author)

George was not just an advocate of the single tax on the unimproved value of land, but also a strong defender of free trade, as this work demonstrates.

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The Works of Thomas Jefferson, 12 vols.

Thomas Jefferson (author)

This is the “Federal Edition” of Thomas Jefferson’s complete works, carefully collected and edited by Paul Leicester Ford between 1904 and 1905. Originally published in New York and London by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, this 12-volume set…

The Historical, Political, and Diplomatic Writings, 4 vols.

Niccolo Machiavelli (author)

A 4 volume set of Machiavelli’s writings.

Retrospect of Western Travel, 3 vols.

Harriet Martineau (author)

After her trip to American in 1834-36, Martineau wrote a perceptive analysis of social and economic conditions in the U.S.

Aquinas Ethicus: or, the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas, 2 vols.

St. Thomas Aquinas (author)

A translation of the principal portions of the second part of the Summa Theologica.

Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325, 10 vols

Arthur Cleveland Coxe (editor)

A 10 volume compilation of dozens of lesser known religious works from the early centuries of the Christian church.

The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot, 10 vols.

Mrs. Russell Barrington (editor)

This 10 volume collection consists of 9 volumes of Bagehot’s collected writings and a volume of biography.

Taxation and Work: A Series of Treatises on the Tariff and the Currency

Edward Atkinson (author)

Atkinson applies the free trade ideas of Bastiat and Cobden to the American situation. He criticizes the tradition of Hamilton, debunks the idea that protection improves the economic condition of ordinary workers, argues that free…

The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, 4 vols.

John Jay (author)

This four-volume edition, edited by Henry P. Johnston, presents the complete public and private correspondence of John Jay across his life (1763-1826). It covers his diplomatic service, role in the Revolution, tenure as the first…

Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley in 2 vols. (1906)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (author)

A 2 volume collection of prose writings. Vol. 1 includes 2 youthful prose romances, the Refutation of Deism, his Declaration of Rights, an essay on electoral reform, and other short pieces. Vol. 2 includes A Defence of Poetry, On a…

The Federal and State Constitutions, 7 vols.

Francis Newton Thorpe (editor)

Thorpe was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to edit a 7 volume collection of Colonial, Federal and State constitutions in 1906. The volumes are in alphabetical order, with Volume 1 dealing with United States-Alabama-District of…

Three Lectures on the Cost of Obtaining Money

Nassau William Senior (author)

Senior gave these lectures at the University of Oxford in Trinity Term 1829. The Third Lecture is on “Some Effects of Government Paper Money” and deals with a number of historical episodes of hyper inflation.

In Pursuit: Of Happiness and Good Government

Charles Murray (author)

In Pursuit: Of Happiness and Good Government begins by examining James Madison’s statement: “A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a…

The American Crisis: A Letter

William Allen (author)

The text uses vituperative rhetoric rare even for other defenders of British policy. The author relies heavily on the analogy of the aggrieved parent and ungrateful child, with the American colonists exemplifying “Ingratitude…the…

On Executive Power in Great States

Jacques Necker (author)

On Executive Power in Great States (1792) is arguably one of the most important texts ever written on the issue of executive power in modern society. It includes memorable formulations regarding liberty and public spirit among the…

The Isle of Pines and Plato Redivivus

Henry Neville (author)

In late 1667 or early 1668, after he had returned to England from a second trip to Italy, Neville wrote the first of the two works on which his reputation now rests. The Isle of Pines (1668) is at initial glance a slight, even…