by Seneca · translated by Julian K. Morrow
A Modern Voice edition, distilled from our own complete translation of the original.
Five Stoic essays, including On the Shortness of Life, distilled into direct modern English from our own complete translation of the Latin.
This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Julian K. Morrow / Lucilius Press — all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.
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