The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
English and Spanish
The most notorious manual of power ever written. A Florentine diplomat explains how princes win states, keep them, and lose them.
Difficulty
Every chapter comes in five levels. Slide up whenever it feels easy.
- Beginner
- Elementary
- Intermediate
- Upper-Intermediate
- Advanced
Chapters27
- 1DedicationRead free
- 2The Kinds of States, and How They Are WonIn the app
- 3Inherited StatesIn the app
- 4Mixed StatesIn the app
- 5Why Darius's Kingdom Stayed QuietIn the app
- 6Ruling States That Had Their Own LawsIn the app
- 7New States Won by Your Own ArmsIn the app
- 8New States Won by Others' Arms or LuckIn the app
- 9States Won by CrimeIn the app
- 10States Won by the PeopleIn the app
- 11How to Measure a State's StrengthIn the app
- 12Church StatesIn the app
- 13Kinds of Soldiers, and MercenariesIn the app
- 14Auxiliaries, Mixed Troops, and Your OwnIn the app
- 15A Prince and the Art of WarIn the app
- 16What Princes Are Praised or Blamed ForIn the app
- 17Generosity and MeannessIn the app
- 18Cruelty and Mercy: Loved or Feared?In the app
- 19Keeping Your WordIn the app
- 20Avoiding Scorn and HatredIn the app
- 21Are Fortresses Worth It?In the app
- 22How to Win RenownIn the app
- 23A Prince's MinistersIn the app
- 24Avoiding FlatterersIn the app
- 25Why Italy's Princes Lost Their StatesIn the app
- 26Fortune, and How to Resist HerIn the app
- 27A Call to Free ItalyIn the app