Essays

Essays collects the writings of Errico Malatesta, one of the leading figures of the Italian anarchist movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Errico Malatesta was a leader in the Italian anarchist movement. A prolific theoretician and propagandist, Malatesta outlined his anarchist views in articles and pamphlets like "Anarchy," in which he defines anarchy as "society without government," a situation that will equate to "complete liberty with complete solidarity." Besides addressing general theoretical issues in his essays, Malatesta also commentated on contemporary events of his lifetime like World War I, during which he penned articles like "Pro-Government Anarchists" criticizing fellow anarchists who took the side of the Entente against the German-led Central Powers. Perfect for readers who want to understand the foundational principles of anarchist thought from one of its most articulate advocates. Malatesta's clear, passionate writing makes complex political theory accessible while offering timeless insights into liberty, solidarity, and the possibility of society without government that remain strikingly relevant today. The source for this public-domain ebook is Standard Ebooks (standardebooks.org). Ebooks from other sources often have typos, inconsistent spelling, missing accent marks, and missing punctuation. Ebooks from Standard Ebooks are proofread line by line against a scan of the original printed pages, then proofread again from cover to cover. They are also formatted and typeset following a professional-grade style manual, resulting in new editions supporting state-of-the-art ereader technology: automatic hyphenation, popup footnotes, complete and consistent metadata, high-resolution and scalable vector graphics, and ereader-compatible tables of contents. All of this makes the finished ebooks accurate, functional, and beautiful, a pleasure to read. (Waking Lion Press is not affiliated with or endorsed by Standard Ebooks.)