Online Library of Liberty

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Liberty Fund, Inc. is a non-profit, educational operating foundation which aims to encourage the study of limited government, the free market, and the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. To help achieve this aim, Liberty Fund offers two websites where classic texts in the classical liberal and free market traditions are made available free of charge to the public. The Library of Economics and Liberty focuses on economics and The Online Library of Liberty covers philosophy, political theory, law, history, religion, and literature. This is a list of the most recently added books and essays to the OLL. This is a complete list of all titles available online at Econlib.

Podcast: Henry C. Clark, An Interview with Henry C. Clark about his book Commerce, Culture, and Liberty: Readings on Capitalism before Adam Smith (2003)

Liberty Fund author Henry C. Clark, Professor of History at Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, talks to David Hart, the Director of Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty, about his book Commerce, Culture, and Liberty: Readings on Capitalism before Adam Smith (2003). He discusses the rich intellectual history of capitalism in the 17th and 18th centuries, the contributions of some lesser known French writers as well as the better known English, the impact that commerce had on traditional European societies, the concept of "luxury", the effect these economic changes had on the lives of women and children, and the links between commerce and individual liberty.

Podcast: Dennis O’Keeffe, An Interview with Dennis O’Keeffe about Benjamin Constant’s, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments (1815)

David Hart interviews Liberty Fund author and Professor of Social Science, Dennis O’Keeffe, about his translation of Benjamin Constant’s Principles of Politics applicable to all Governments (1815). O’Keeffe also discusses the continuing importance of Constant’s political views.

Facsimile PDF: Albert Venn Dicey, Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opiinion in England during the Nineteenth Century (1905)

A series of lectures Dicey gave at Harvard Law School on the rise of collectivism in England during the 19th century and its impact on legislation.

Facsimile PDF: Albert Venn Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885)

Dicey’s most famous work on English constitutional law in which he defended the idea of the sovereignty of parliament under an independent judicaiary and the rule of law.

Facsimile PDF: Various Authors, The Parallel New Testament (1611)

A parallel version of the New Testament with the King James Version in one column and the revised Version in another column.

Facsimile PDF: Various Authors, The Parallel Old Testament (1611)

A parallel version of the New Testament with the King James Version in one column and the revised Version in another column.

Facsimile PDF: Moses, The First Book of Moses, called Genesis (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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Facsimile PDF: Moses, The Second Book of Moses, called Exodus (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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Facsimile PDF: Moses, The Third Book of Moses, called Leviticus (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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Facsimile PDF: Moses, The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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Facsimile PDF: Moses, The Fifth Book of Moses, called Deuteronomy (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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Facsimile PDF: Joshua, The Book of Joshua (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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HTML: Albert Venn Dicey, Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opiinion in England during the Nineteenth Century (1905)

A series of lectures Dicey gave at Harvard Law School on the rise of collectivism in England during the 19th century and its impact on legislation.

HTML: Various Authors, The Parallel Old Testament (1611)

A parallel version of the New Testament with the King James Version in one column and the revised Version in another column.

HTML: Various Authors, The Old Testament (KJV) (1611)

The traditional and most famous translation of the Bible into English.

HTML: Various Authors, The Parallel New Testament (1611)

A parallel version of the New Testament with the King James Version in one column and the revised Version in another column.

HTML: Saint Matthew, The Gospel according to S. Matthew (Parallel ed.) (1611)

A parallel version with the King James Version in one column and the revised Version in another column.

HTML: Saint Mark, The Gospel according to S. Mark (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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HTML: Saint Luke, The Gospel according to S. Luke (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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HTML: Saint John, The Gospel according to S. John (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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HTML: Saint Luke, The Acts of the Apostles (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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HTML: Saint Paul, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans (Parallel ed.) (1611)

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E-Book PDF: Catharine Macaulay, Observations on the Reflections of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke, on the Revoltution in France (1790)

An early reply to Burke by an English supporter of republicanism.

E-Book PDF: John Millar, Letters of Crito, on the Causes, Objects, and Consequences, of the Present War (1796)

Millar writes letters to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox pointing out the harmful effects the war against France will have.

E-Book PDF: John Millar, Letters of Sidney, on Inequality of Property. To which is added, a Treatise of the Effects of War on Commercial Prosperity (1796)

Millar continues his critique of the war against France with letters to the Earl of Lauderdale.

E-Book PDF: John Milton, The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth (1660)

A detailed scholarly edition of this work with a lengthy introduction and copious notes. Written during the English Revolution, Milton’s pamphlet argues that there exists a voluntary contract between free men and their rulers, and that if a ruler becomes a tyrant then the people have the right to depose him if the ordinary magistrates have not done so.

E-Book PDF: John Milton, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649)

A detailed scholarly edition of this work with a lengthy introduction and copious notes. Milton provides a defence of the Republic written on the eve of the restoration of the monarchy. He persisted in opposing rule by one man in favor of rule by those to whom power had been delegated by the people.

E-Book PDF: John Millar, The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks (1771)

The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks is one of the major products of the Scottish Enlightenment and a masterpiece of jurisprudence and social theory. Millar developed a progressive account of the nature of authority in society by analyzing changes in subsistence, agriculture, arts, and manufacture. The book is perhaps the most precise and compact development of the abiding themes of the liberal wing of the Scottish Enlightenment. Drawing on Smith’s four-stages theory of history and the natural law’s traditional division of domestic duties into those toward servants, children, and women, Millar provides a rich historical analysis of the ways in which progressive economic change transforms the nature of authority. In particular, he argues that, with the progress of arts and manufacture, authority tends to become less violent and concentrated, and ranks tend to diversify. Millar’s analysis of this historical progress is nuanced and sophisticated; for example, his discussion of servants is perhaps the best developed of the "economic" arguments against slavery.

E-Book PDF: Ludwig M. Lachmann, Capital, Expectations, and the Market Process: Essays on the Theory of the Market Economy (1940)

A collection of Lachmann’s essays which were originally published between 1940 and 1973. Two of the articles appear here in translation for the first time. Lachmann writes on the history of economic thought, monetary theory, business cycle theory, capital theory, and methodology.

E-Book PDF: Laurence S. Moss, The Economics of Ludwig von Mises: Toward a Critical Reappraisal (1976)

A collection of papers from a Symposium on the economics of Mises held at the 44th meeting of the Southern Economics Association in Atlanta, Georgia on 15 November, 1974. There are articles by Laurence Moss, Fritz Machlup, Israel Kirzner, Murray Rothbard, William Baumgarth, and Karen Vaughn.

E-Book PDF: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Posthumous Poems (1824)

A volume of poems published after Shelley’s death in 1822 with a prefecae by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

E-Book PDF: William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare) (1916)

The 1916 Oxford University Press edition of all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems.