In this fascination political novel, Thomas More set out his view of the ideal society and contrasted it to the shortcomings he saw in 16th-century Europe.

The traveller Raphael gives an account of the fascinating new world he has encountered on the distant island of Utopia. There, he finds a commonwealth based on the principals of virtue, rational organisation, and life in accordance with nature. Unbound by the constraints of custom and tradition, the people shared resources and attained happiness unlike anything he had experienced in Europe.

At once a satire, an insightful analysis, and a hopeful vision for the future, Thomas More's classic work has proven to be one of the most influential texts of the early modern world and inspired generation after generation of political thinkers.