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Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince electronic text
link to Project Gutenberg
link to Planet eBook pdf download (also attached at bottom of this page) ch. I begins on pg. 19
How to cite the eBooks is complicated--
First, you have to acknowledge that it is a translation: (below is the material from Purdue OWL-- notice where the translator is located after the title, not as author)
A Translated Book
If you want to emphasize the work rather than the translator, cite as you would any other book. Add “translated by” and follow with the name(s) of the translator(s).
Foucault, Michel. Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason. Translated by Richard Howard, Vintage-Random House, 1988.
Second, you have to give the eBook citation: (From Columbia College Library website)
eBook From a Website
eBook From a Website
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication, Website Name, URL. Accessed Access Date.
Henty, George Alfred. The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt. Blackie and Son, 1889. HathiTrust Digital Library, babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073478847. Accessed 6 July 2016.
(Author's Last Name Page Number)
Example: (Henty 132)
Works Cited List Example
In-Text Citation Example
When referencing the text, please go by chapter Roman numeral and chapter title
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