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First edition of the collected writings of thomas paine, scarce variant issue, the first collected writings to include the second part of rights of man and his letter to dundas, especially important in featuring the first collected american edition of the crisis, along with rights of. Common sense the american crisis the rights of man the age of reason a letter addressed to the abbe raynal by thomas paine 4. Table of contents common sense, the crisis, and other pamphlets, articles and letters. It is impossible to understand the religious history of england, and of america, without studying the phases of their evolution represented in the writings of thomas paine, in the controversies that grew out of them with such practical accompaniments as the foundation of the theophilanthropist church in paris and new york, and of the great. Thomas paine 29 january 17378 june 1809 was an english pamph leteer, revolutionary. Thomas paine to the people of england, on the invasion of england to which is added, the preface to the french rights of man, the declaration at the thatched house tavern, and two pieces of poetry by thomas paine 3 editions first published in 1804.
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