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Utopia

Thomas More
An island of perfect society — or a warning about one? The original thought experiment.

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The book that invented the word 'utopia' — and cost its author his head — remains one of the most subversive texts ever written.

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Utopia
Thomas More · Discourses of Raphael Hythloday
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DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH Henry VIII., the unconquered King of England, a prince adorned with all the virtues that become a great monarch, having some differences of no small consequence with Charles the most serene…

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Table of contents

  1. Table of ContentsContents
  2. Editor's IntroductionContents
  3. Discourses of Raphael HythlodayFree
  4. Of Their Towns, Particularly of AmaurotFree
  5. Of Their MagistratesFree
  6. Of Their Trades, and Manner of LifeFree
  7. Of Their TrafficFree
  8. Of the Travelling of the UtopiansFree
  9. Of Their Slaves, and of Their MarriagesFree
  10. Of Their Military DisciplineFree
  11. Of the Religions of the UtopiansFree

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