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A beautiful new edition of one of the most important books in American history.

Published anonymously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's Common Sense became an immediate best-seller, with fifty-six editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement that established the independence of the United States. From his experience of revolutionary politics, Paine drew those principles of fundamental human rights which, he felt, must stand no matter what excesses are committed to obtain them, and which he later formulated in his Rights of Man.

Paine's daring prose paved the way for the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. This volume also includes The Crisis, The Age of Reason, and Agrarian Justice.

Book Description:

Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 9, 1776, during the American Revolution. Paine wrote it with editorial feedback from Benjamin Rush, who came up with the title. The document denounced British rule and, through its immense popularity, contributed to fomenting the American Revolution... Paine donated the copyright for Common Sense to the states, and as one biographer noted, Paine made nothing of the estimated 150,000 to 600,000 copies that were eventually printed (various sources disagree on the number of printed copies in Paine's lifetime). In fact, he had to pay for the first printing himself. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Rights of Man was written by Thomas Paine in 1791 as a reply to Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke. It has been interpreted as a work defending the French Revolution, but it is also a seminal work embodying the ideas of liberty and human equality. (Source: wikipedia.org)

The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology... critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy of the Bible. Published in three parts in 1794, 1795 and 1807, it was a bestseller in America, where it caused a short-lived deistic revival. British audiences, however, fearing increased political radicalism as a result of the French revolution, received it with more hostility. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Essay on Dream was first published in 1807. Mr. Paine attempts to show by what operation of the mind a Dream is produced in sleep, and applying the same to the account of Dreams in the New Testament.

Biblical Blasphemy is a short work summarizing Mr. Paine's Deistic beliefs.

Examination of the Prophecies was first published by Mr. Paine in 1807, and was the last of his writings edited by himself. It is evidently extracted from his answer to the bishop of Llandaff, or from his third part of the Age of Reason, both of which, it appears by his will, he left in manuscript.

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Common Sense; Introduction; Of The Origin And Design Of Government In General, With Concise Remarks On The English Constitution; Of Monarchy And Hereditary Succession; Thoughts On The Present State Of American Affairs; Of The Present Ability Of America, With Some Miscellaneous Reflexions; Appendix; Rights Of Man; Part I.; Editor's Introduction.; Paine's Preface To The English Edition; Paine's Preface To The French Edition; Rights Of Man; Miscellaneous Chapter; Conclusion; Part ii. Second, Combining Principle And Practice.; French Translator's Preface.; Preface; Introduction.; Of Society And Civilisation; Of The Origin Of The Present Old Governments; Of The Old And New Systems Of Government; Of Constitutions; Ways And Means Of Improving The Condition Of Europe Interspersed With Miscellaneous Observations; Appendix; The Age Of Reason; Editor's Introduction With Some Results Of Recent Researches.; Part I.; The Author's Profession Of Faith.; Of Missions And Revelations.; Concerning The Character Of Jesus Christ, And His History.; Of The Bases Of Christianity.; Examination In Detail Of The Preceding Bases.; Of The True Theology.; Examination Of The Old Testament.; Of The New Testament.; In What The True Revelation Consists.; Concerning God, And The Lights Cast On His Existence And Attributes By The Bible.; Of The Theology Of The Christians; And The True Theology.; The Effects Of Christianism On Education; Proposed Reforms.; Comparison Of Christianism With The Religious Ideas Inspired By Nature.; System Of The Universe.; Advantages Of The Existence Of Many Worlds In Each Solar System.; Application Of The Preceding To The System Of The Christians.; Of The Means Employed In All Time, And Almost Universally, To Deceive The Peoples.; Recapitulation.; Part ii.; Preface; The Old Testament; The New Testame

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is one of the most important and often assigned primary documents of the Revolutionary era. This edition of the pamphlet is unique in its inclusion of selections from Paine’s other writings from 1775 and 1776 — additional essays that contextualize Common Sense and provide unusual insight on both the writer and the cause for which he wrote. The volume introduction includes coverage of Paine’s childhood and early adult years in England, arguing for the significance of personal experience, environment, career, and religion in understanding Paine’s influential political writings. The volume also includes a glossary, a chronology, 12 illustrations, a selected bibliography, and questions for consideration.

An Unabridged Edition (Parts I and II) From 'The Writings Of Thomas Paine,' Edited By Moncure Conway With All Charts and Tables, Notes and Footnotes, To Include A Chronology Of Paine's Life

A Complete, Unabridged Edition Of Parts I and II Taken From 'The Writings Of Thomas Paine,' Collected and Edited By Moncure Conway (Volume Four-1896), To Include A General and Editor's Introduction, Plus All Charts and Tables, In Addition To Detailed Notes and Footnotes With Numerous Comparisons and Critique Of The Initial French Edition

Paine was the impassioned democratic voice of the Age of Revolution, and this volume brings together his best-known works--Common Sense, The American Crisis, Rights of Man, The Age of Reason, along with a selection of letters, articles and pamphlets that emphasizes Paine's American years.

Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution--and his Rights of Man (1791-2), the most famous defense of the French Revolution, sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. Paine paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain, narrowly escaped execution in France, and was vilified as an atheist and a Jacobin on his return to America.
This new edition contains the complete texts of both Rights of Man and Common Sense, as well as six other powerfully political writings--American Crisis I, American Crisis XIII, Agrarian Justice, Letter to Jefferson, Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation, and Dissertation on the First Principles of Government--all of which illustrate why Paine's ideas still resonate in the modern welfare states of today.