Book Cover of Common Sense

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine

Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776 at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1776

Authors

Thomas Paine image

Thomas Paine

English, American

Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; February 9, 1737– June 8, 1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He authored Common Sense (177...

Books by Thomas Paine

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

History of the United States, Vol. VII Cover image

History of the United States, Vol. VII by Charles Austin Beard

This comprehensive textbook, written by prominent historian Charles A. Beard, provides a detailed account of American history from its colonial beginn...

What Shall We Do? Cover image

What Shall We Do? by Leo Tolstoy

What Is to Be Done? Burning Questions of Our Movement is a political pamphlet written by Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (credited as N. Lenin) i...

Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei Cover image

Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei by Karl Marx

Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels schrieben ihr Manifest im Dezember 1847, als Leitfaden fuer die grundsaetzlichen Prinzipien und Praktiken des Kommunism...

Autobiography of Goethe Volume 1 Cover image

Autobiography of Goethe Volume 1 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This volume presents the first part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's autobiography, originally titled 'Truth and Fiction' or 'Truth and Poetry.' It chr...

Revolution, and other Essays  Cover image

Revolution, and other Essays by Jack London

A collection of 13 essays written between 1900 and 1908, published in 1910. The lead essay, "Revolution", outlines how and why London renounced capita...

War of Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization Cover image

War of Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization by George F. Dillon

The book delves into the history of secret societies and their alleged influence on political events, primarily focusing on the Grand Orient Freemason...

Reflections on Violence Cover image

Reflections on Violence by Georges Sorel

Georges Sorel's *Reflections on Violence* is a seminal work of political philosophy that explores the role of violence in social and political change....

Norway and the Union with Sweden Cover image

Norway and the Union with Sweden by Fridtjof Nansen

This book, 'Norway and the Union with Sweden' by Fridtjof Nansen, delves into the complex political landscape of Norway's union with Sweden during the...

Make Way for Liberty Cover image

Make Way for Liberty by Various

This collection of poems explores the themes of war, sacrifice, and the pursuit of liberty. It features works by renowned poets of their era, who use...

Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5 Cover image

Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5 by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's "Popular History of France" is a comprehensive account of French history from its earliest beginnings to the 19th c...

Reviews for Common Sense

No reviews posted or approved, yet...