The standard English translation of the book Mencius (or the Mencius) is by the Scots divine James Legge, first published in 1861 and revised in 1895. I am preparing to node it here. Let me apologize in advance for the very cursoring linking done in the text.
I have created a separate node with a digest of famous or interesting passages, in case you find the full monty too much to handle.
Legge's version is quite accurate, but may seem a bit stilted to modern taste. If so, please consult the modern versions of D. C. Lau (published by Penguin) and David Hinton (published by Counterpoint). Hinton's version is especially readable, although scholars may bemoan its casual quality.
Each book has a title, taken from the first few distinctive words of the opening chapter. (That is a common practice in ancient Chinese texts, as well as in other traditional cultures where memorization was an important part of learning.) In Mencius, each book is divided into two parts. Each part has a number of "chapters", and Legge has numbered the subsections of each chapter as well. I have noded each chapter separately.
Legge adds a little comment at the head of each chapter about its content. Also, be aware that Legge invented his own romanization system, which does not correspond to anything we use today. And be aware that without Legge's rich notes, much that is in this text may be hard to understand.
Legge's text was originally prepared as etext by Stephen R. McIntyre and independently noded by schist. Please msg schist if you have suggestions for useful hard-links.
Book I: King HÛi of Liang.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Book II: Kung-sun Ch'âu.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV
Book III: T'ang Wan Kung.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X
Book IV: Lî Lâu.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX
Chapter XXI Chapter XXII Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV Chapter XXVI Chapter XXVII Chapter XXVIII
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX
Chapter XXI Chapter XXII Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV Chapter XXVI Chapter XXVII Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX Chapter XXX Chapter XXXI Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII
Book V: Wan Chang.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Book VI: Kâo Tsze.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Book VII: Tsin Sin.
Part I.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX
Chapter XXI Chapter XXII Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV Chapter XXVI Chapter XXVII Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX Chapter XXX Chapter XXXI Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII Chapter XXXIV Chapter XXXV Chapter XXXVI
Chapter XXXVII Chapter XXXVIII Chapter XXXIX Chapter XXXX
Chapter XXXXI Chapter XXXXII Chapter XXXXIII Chapter XXXXIV
Chapter XXXXV Chapter XXXXVI
Part II.
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV
Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII
Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII
Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX
Chapter XXI Chapter XXII Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV Chapter XXVI Chapter XXVII Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX Chapter XXX Chapter XXXI Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII Chapter XXXIV Chapter XXXV Chapter XXXVI
Chapter XXXVII Chapter XXXVIII