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If someone is looking to actually buy the text, I might suggest: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant- Pratical Philosophy.
For $20 more you get Mary Gregor translations for all of,
Unfortunately you would be loosing the specific introduction by Korsgaard, and gain a more general one by Allen Wood. Both are excellent scholars, but I've heard Korsgaard's introduction can be very helpful to someone first reading Groundwork. So there is that to consider.
> should i read critique of pure reason now?
No. Critique of Pure Reason is not about ethics and requires a lot of background and effort to understand. If you want to continue reading about Kant's ethics, Cambridge has published an excellent collection of Kant's books and essays on ethics and political philosophy in a volume titled Practical Philosophy. Maybe read Metaphysics of Morals next.
Interesting; it sounds like you're basically working with tit for tat. Is that a fair characterization?
Incidentally, if you ever do get around to Kant and would like a dialog partner, I'd be interested. Some people put him immediately after Plato and Aristotle in the list of "world class" philosophers with no one else in that list afterwards, and the dude is freaking heavy lifting by comparison. For example, I have German speaking friends that prefer to read Kant in English translation just to get a better sense of what he's talking about!
A lot of people believe his second Critique, i.e. of Pure Practical Reason, is the more important of the two; in fact, Kant claimed that he wrote his Critique of Pure Reason to establish the philosophical foundation for that second work, with the section I mentioned in my first comment serving as a sort of bridge between them along with a much shorter essay, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. The Cambridge series is typically regarded as the best English edition to date, with Guyer working the first Critique and Gregor working the second--in case you want to stay away from the German.
"On a Supposed Right to Lie from Philanthropy" might be the place to look for an answer to this question. (I can't vouch for this particular translation; I just found it with a quick google search. The standard translation is probably the one in the Practical Philosophy volume of the Cambridge edition of Kant.)
over9000plateaus has basically got it right, though.
As others have said, you've got a solid base. You are definitely prepared to read any of the material. Some other people have recommended reading the third Critique, and while that might help, I definitely don't think it is necessary at all. You will get plenty out of it anyway. Doctrine of Right is Kant's primary political work, but he also has other essays, including "On the Common Saying: That may be Correct in Theory but it is of no use in Practice" and "Perpetual Peace" that are about politics. (All of these are included in the Cambridge edition of Kant's Practical Philosophy. I highly recommend buying this. It is a good deal, and it's the academic standard for Kant work.)
I'd recommend reading the SEP article on Kant's political phil. first just to get a feel for what he's trying to accomplish and what he's drawing on. I'd probably start with the Doctrine of Right after that to get a thorough understanding of his system. But Theory and Practice is more directly related to your interest I think. You'll do fine either way since you have a handle on the first two Critiques and the Groundwork.