Common sense : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the present Ability of America, with some miscellaneous Reflections. A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an Appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N. B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one-third.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monarchy.

Political science.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Ancient testimony and priniciples of the people called Quakers renewed, with respect to the king and government.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([6],54[4],47,[1]p. )

Edition:

[The fourth edition, corrected].

Other Title:

Common sense

Place of Publication:

[London] : Philadelphia, printed; London, re-printed, for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House in Piccadilly, 1776.

Notes:

Anonymous. By Thomas Paine.

Edition statement from half-title: 'Common sense, and Plain truth. The fourth edition, corrected.' - 'Plain truth: addressed to the inhabitants of America. .. Second edition' has separate titlepage, pagination and register, and is by James Chalmers.

At the foot of the first page of the introduction the last letter of "fire" has dropped below the direction line. Gimbel identifies four variants.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Adams, 76-107

Adams, 76-108

Gimbel, R. Thomas Paine, CS 34-39

English Short Title Catalog, T141595.

OCLC:

789668020