Meditations1862 · public domain
The public-domain workhorse. George Long’s Victorian version is faithful, dignified, and free, and it is the text behind countless cheap paperbacks and apps. It is more formal and old-fashioned than modern readers expect, with “thou” and “thee” throughout, which some find fitting for an ancient emperor and others find a barrier. If you want Marcus Aurelius at no cost and do not mind period diction, Long still serves perfectly well.