In this edition the missing part of one letter and eighteen entirely new ones are presented. The search for these letters even extended to Japan. Therefore, all new Smith letter discovered since 1977 are included. In addition, wherever errors were suspected or misreadings have come to light in the standing text as a result of advice from reviewers and correspondents, these have been corrected.

Now complete in seven titles/eight volumes, this series is the first uniform collection of Adam Smith's writings. The Glasgow edition is published in hardcover by Oxford University Press. The paperback edition is published by Liberty Fund. The Wealth of Nations The Theory of Moral Sentiments Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres Lectures on Jurisprudence Essays on Philosophical Subjects Correspondence of Adam Smith Index to the Works of Adam Smith