The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Translated by George Long

Considering the price, and the image posted, you would think this is a beautiful edition, bound in cloth (as it actually claims on the blurb). In fact, it is sleeved is cheap, glossy paper. It's bound in low-quality, waxy plastic.Really, really disappointed. Feel scammed. This was meant to be a nice, classy present for someone but will have to go find a better copy of Meditations, for a tenth of the price, elsewhere.

Mu key issues are with the edition rather than the content. I don’t understand why the edition can’t replace “thy” with “yours”. It’s not the original text but a translation from Greek so they can change the vocab to make it less distracting. Also the book is needlessly long and awkward to hold.In terms of content I feel like it gives us great insight into Marcus’s mind and reflections. The key concept of the book is Logos which is the logic and set principle of the universe which means that everything that happens meant to happen so we most accept it with no emotions but rather as a set and stone fact. Marcus also highlights the 4 cardinal virtues and gives some insights into a good life. Overall satisfying read.

Simple philosophy. Easy to understand and follow

Great quotes and good read

Good publication