Series: Classics of World Literature

John Maynard Keynes, the 1st Baron Keynes CB FBA, was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly shaped modern macroeconomics and governmental economic policy. His landmark work, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, originally published in 1936, stands as a cornerstone in economic literature. This monumental text delves into the complexities of economic systems, the nature of employment,...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon is a comprehensive historical narrative spanning from the height of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Gibbon meticulously examines the various factors that contributed to the gradual decline of one of history’s greatest empires. The book delves into key events,...

Karl Marx's Capital presents an in-depth critique of the capitalist economic system. It is a profound dissection of the mechanics of capitalism, encompassing critical themes like the theory of 'surplus value', the exploitation inherent in the working class, and the inevitable class conflict. By meticulously exploring commodities, labour, and capital itself, Marx elucidates how the capitalist system sustains economic inequality...