Aquinas' De Malo

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Can anyone tell me whether Aquinas’ “Quaestiones disputatae de malo” (“Disputed Questions on Evil”) contains any content of significance that is not separately/redundantly available in the Summa? And which of the two precedes the other chronologically (in terms of date originally written)?

It seems there is no English translation of the DM available online or freely downloadable (please point me to one if there is). And since I am currently researching some matters specifically related to Good, Evil, Free Will, and Choice, I am wondering how much benefit (i.e. beyond the summa or some other free source) a copy of the DM would add to my efforts.
 
Thanks, but just to be clear: I’m trying to figure out whether it is worth spending the money, not where to buy it. Money is tight.
 
It’s a different work, with its own unique content:

Here’s a sample from the Table of Contents:

Question I, On Evil
Is Evil an Entity?
Is There Evil in Good?
Is Good the Cause of Evil?
Is Evil Suitably Divided into the Evil of Moral Wrong and the Evil of Punishment?
Does Punishment or Moral Wrong Have More of the Nature of Evil?
Question II, On Sins
Is an Act Involved in Every Sin?
Does Sin Consist Solely of the Will’s Act?
Question III, On the Causes of Sin
Question IV, On Original Sin
Question V, On the Punishment of Original Sin
Question VI, On Human Choice
Question VII, On Venial Sin
Question VIII, On the Capital Sins
Question IX, On Vainglory
Question X, On Envy
Question XI, On Spiritual Apathy
Question XII, On Anger
Question XIII, On Avarice
Question XIV, On Gluttony
Question XV, On Lust
Question XVI, On Devils
 
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