Three volumes + workbook
The Complete Machiavelli Collection
Machiavelli wrote three books on power, and reading only The Prince is like reading one act of a play. This annotated set gives you all three in clear modern English — with footnotes that explain the people, wars and betrayals as they come up.
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What you'll take away
- Three full works: The Prince, the Discourses on Livy, The Art of War
- Modern English translation checked line by line against the Italian
- 1,400+ footnotes naming every Borgia, pope, condottiero and battle
- A 90-page workbook with questions, timelines and essay prompts
- Hardcover, PDF, EPUB and audiobook — read and listen anywhere
- Free updates to every future revision of the annotations
What's in the set
- 01
The Prince — annotated
The short, brutal handbook on acquiring and keeping power, with the historical footnotes that turn aphorisms back into argument.
- 02
Discourses on Livy — annotated
His longest and most republican work: why free states outlast tyrannies, and how they rot from the inside.
- 03
The Art of War — annotated
The only work published in his lifetime. Citizen armies, discipline, and why mercenaries lose.
- 04
The Study Workbook
Ninety pages of guided reading: chapter questions, a Renaissance Italy timeline, character index and essay prompts.
- 05
The Audiobook
Fourteen hours, unabridged, with the footnotes read as interludes rather than interruptions.
“The footnotes are the product. I finally know who all these people are, and the Discourses stopped being impenetrable.”
“Bought it for The Prince, stayed for the Discourses. The republic argument is the one that actually applies to my work.”
“The workbook turned a solo read into our book club's best quarter in years.”
Questions
- Is this a new translation?
- It's a modernised translation, revised line by line against the Italian, with archaic constructions rewritten for clarity but never for comfort.
- Do I get physical books?
- The hardcover set ships worldwide and every digital format unlocks immediately, so you can start reading tonight.
- What if it's not for me?
- Thirty days, full refund, no questions — keep the workbook either way.
- Do I need to read them in order?
- No, but we suggest The Prince, then the Discourses, then The Art of War. The workbook sets that path out for you.
Read all three. Argue with all three.
Everything Machiavelli wrote about power, in one annotated set, for half of what the volumes cost separately.
Instant digital delivery. 30-day money-back guarantee.