Spirit of Laws (Volume 1) by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu

This audiobook covers Volume 1 (Books I to XIX) of "The Spirit of the Laws" (French: De "l"esprit des lois", also sometimes called "The Spirit of Laws"). Spirit of Laws is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in 1748 with the help of Claudine Guérin de Tencin. Originally published anonymously partly because Montesquieu"s works were subject to censorship, its influence outside of France was aided by its rapid translation into other