Discourses on Livy vs Prince: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Political ethics, Political science, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Cover of Discourses on Livy

Discourses on Livy Niccolò Machiavelli · 1531 ★★★★☆ 4.1 Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Prince

Prince Niccolò Machiavelli · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.8 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Discourses on Livy higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 10036 votes.
Prince is the easier read (Challenging), Discourses on Livy more demanding (Demanding).

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