Written more than four hundred years ago, A Most Pleasant, Fruitful, and Witty Work of the Best State of a Public Weal, and of the New Isle Called Utopia tells the story of a fictional island in the New World that sits off the coast of South America. The book explores the social and political systems of this imaginary world and contrasts them with the realities of European society at the time. This edition, translated by Clarence H. Miller, includes an introduction and notes that provide historical and literary context for this classic work of political philosophy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.