"No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness
of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language."
--Thomas Jefferson
Publisher Web Site, September, 2003
Summary
Includes the complete texts of Common Sense; Rights of Man, Part the Second; The Age of Reason (part one); Four
Letters on Interesting Subjects, published anonymously and just discovered to be Paine's work; and Letter to the
Abbe Raynal, Paine's first examination of world events; as well as selections from The American Crises
In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans
to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the
hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in Britain, jailed in France, and finally
labeled an atheist upon his return to America.
