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Title page(p. 1)
Copyright(p. 2)
Table of Contents(pp. 3-6)
Nicolo Machiavelli, born at Florence on 3rd May…(p. 7)
INTRODUCTION(p. 8)
YOUTH — Æt. 1-25—1469-94(pp. 9-10)
OFFICE — Æt. 25-43—1494-1512(pp. 11-13)
LITERATURE AND DEATH — Æt. 43-58—1512-27(pp. 14-16)
THE MAN AND HIS WORKS(pp. 17-20)
DEDICATION(pp. 21-22)
CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED(p. 23)
CHAPTER II. CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES(p. 24)
CHAPTER III. CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES(pp. 25-33)
CHAPTER IV. WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH(pp. 34-36)
CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED(pp. 37-38)
CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY(pp. 39-42)
CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE(pp. 43-49)
CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS(pp. 50-54)
CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY(pp. 55-58)
CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED(pp. 59-61)
CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES(pp. 62-65)
CHAPTER XII. HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES(pp. 66-70)
CHAPTER XIII. CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE’S OWN(pp. 71-74)
CHAPTER XIV. THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ART OF WAR(pp. 75-77)
CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED(pp. 78-79)
CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS(pp. 80-82)
CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED(pp. 83-86)
CHAPTER XVIII. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH(pp. 87-89)
CHAPTER XIX. THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED(pp. 90-100)
CHAPTER XX. ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL?(pp. 101-105)
CHAPTER XXI. HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS TO GAIN RENOWN(pp. 106-110)
CHAPTER XXII. CONCERNING THE SECRETARIES OF PRINCES(pp. 111-112)
CHAPTER XXIII. HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED(pp. 113-115)
CHAPTER XXIV. WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES(pp. 116-117)
CHAPTER XXV. WHAT FORTUNE CAN EFFECT IN HUMAN AFFAIRS AND HOW TO WITHSTAND HER(pp. 118-121)
CHAPTER XXVI. AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE BARBARIANS(pp. 122-126)
DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS ADOPTED BY THE DUKE VALENTINO WHEN MURDERING VITELLOZZO VITELLI, OLIVEROTTO DA FERMO, THE SIGNOR PAGOLO, AND THE DUKE DI GRAVINA ORSINI(pp. 127-134)
THE LIFE OF CASTRUCCIO CASTRACANI OF LUCCA(pp. 135-162)
Notes(pp. 163-172)
Colophon(p. 173)
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