Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England, first published between 1765 and 1769, is one of the most influential legal texts ever written in the English language. The first book addresses the rights of persons under English law — the constitution, the monarchy, Parliament, and the legal standing of various classes of persons — providing a systematic and eloquent account of the common law tradition.
Blackstone’s Commentaries shaped the development of law not only in Britain but across the British Empire and the newly independent United States. Download the free EPUB to read this foundational text of Anglo-American legal history from its very first book.