Richard Price published 15 non-fiction books and 14 other books, beginning with A Review of the Principal Questions and Difficulties in Morals (1758). The best-known is Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America (1776).
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Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America
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Non-fiction in order
Four Dissertations (1767)
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty (1776)
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America (1776)
Additional Observations on the Nature and Value of Civil Liberty (1777)
Additional Observations on the Nature and Value of Civil Liberty, and the War with America (1777)
A Free Discussion of the Doctrines of Materialism, and Philosophical Necessity, in a Correspondence Between Dr. Price and Dr. Priestley (1778)
The General Introduction and Supplement to the Two Tracts on Civil Liberty (1778)
The General Introduction to the Two Tracts on Civil Liberty, the War with America, and the Finances of the Kingodm (1778)
Two Tracts on Civil Liberty, the War with America, and the Debts and Finances of the Kingdom (1778)
Letters to a Young Nobleman, Upon Various Subjects (1784)
Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution (1784)
Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution, and the Means of Making It a Benefit to the World (1784)
Sermons on the Security and Happiness of a Virtuous Course, on the Goodness of God, and the Resurrection of Lazarus (1788)
A Discourse on the Love of Our Country (1789)
The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin (1794)
Other books in order
A Review of the Principal Questions and Difficulties in Morals (1758)
Observations on Reversionary Payments (1771)
An Appeal to the Public, on the Subject of the National Debt (1772)
Free Discussion of the Doctrines of Materialism, and Philosophical Necessity [microform] (1778)
A Sermon Delivered to a Congregation of Protestant Dissenters, at Hackney (1779)
An Essay on the Population of England, from the Revolution to the Present Time (1780)
A Review of the Principal Questions in Morals (1787)
Sermons on the Christian Doctrine as Received by the Different Denominations of Christians (1787)
The Evidence for a Future Period of Improvement in the State of Mankind (1787)
Sermons by Richard Price and Joseph Priestley (1791)
The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin (1794)
The Life of Doctor Benjamin Franklin (1798)
Sermons (1814)
Sermons on the Christian Doctrine (1815)
About Richard Price
Richard Price was a British moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician. He was also a political reformer and pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the French and American Revolutions. He was well-connected and fostered communication between many people, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, Mirabeau and the Marquis de Condorcet. According to the historian John Davies, Price was "the greatest Welsh thinker of all time".
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Richard Price FAQ
- How many books has Richard Price written?
- Richard Price published 15 non-fiction books and 14 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Richard Price's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America.
- What is Richard Price's last book?
- A Discourse on the Love of Our Country (1789).
- What is Richard Price's most famous book?
- Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America (1776) is Richard Price's most widely read book.
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