Editor Mark Philp is a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford

'Mark Philp and the volume editors of the Political and Philosophical Writings are to be praised for the scholarly good sense with which they have ... enforced a selection which allows wide play to Godwin's talents' The Times Literary Supplement 'the real test for an editor is the handling of the three editions of Political Justice, 1793, 1796 and 1798, together with such manuscript drafts and later memos as are recovered here. As is to be expected, Philp passes this test with flying colours.' London Review of Books

• Volume 1. Political Writings I, Volume 2. Political Writings II, Volume 3. An Enquiry concerning Political Justice, Volume 4. Political justice Variants, Volume 5. Educational and Literary Writings, Volume 6. Essays, Volume 7. Religious Writings, Consolidated Index

Editor Mark Philp is a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford

'Mark Philp and the volume editors of the Political and Philosophical Writings are to be praised for the scholarly good sense with which they have ... enforced a selection which allows wide play to Godwin's talents' The Times Literary Supplement 'the real test for an editor is the handling of the three editions of Political Justice, 1793, 1796 and 1798, together with such manuscript drafts and later memos as are recovered here. As is to be expected, Philp passes this test with flying colours.' London Review of Books

• Volume 1. Political Writings I, Volume 2. Political Writings II, Volume 3. An Enquiry concerning Political Justice, Volume 4. Political justice Variants, Volume 5. Educational and Literary Writings, Volume 6. Essays, Volume 7. Religious Writings, Consolidated Index

Editor Mark Philp is a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford

'Mark Philp and the volume editors of the Political and Philosophical Writings are to be praised for the scholarly good sense with which they have ... enforced a selection which allows wide play to Godwin's talents' The Times Literary Supplement 'the real test for an editor is the handling of the three editions of Political Justice, 1793, 1796 and 1798, together with such manuscript drafts and later memos as are recovered here. As is to be expected, Philp passes this test with flying colours.' London Review of Books

• Volume 1. Political Writings I, Volume 2. Political Writings II, Volume 3. An Enquiry concerning Political Justice, Volume 4. Political justice Variants, Volume 5. Educational and Literary Writings, Volume 6. Essays, Volume 7. Religious Writings, Consolidated Index