Thomas Paine [1737-1809] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

УWhen it shall be said, in any country in the world, my people are happy, my jails are empty, the aged are not in want,
the taxes are not oppressive . . . then may that country boast of its constitution and government.Ф

УTo argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt,
is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.Ф in 1776

УThese are the times that try men's souls.Ф – pamphlet series "The American Crisis", December 1776

УThe cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all Mankind.Ф in 1776

УI realized that the true tyranny was not kings, or emperors - it was poverty.Ф

Thomas Pain {sic} was born on 9 February 1737 in Thetford, Norfolk, England. His father was a staymaker (producing corsets using strips of whalebone for strength) and Frances Cocke) Pain; he was Quaker, she was Anglican. Tom attended school for five years, the apprenticed to his father. At age 19, Tom enlisted and served as a privateer aboard the ship King of Prussia. In 1759, he established a staymaker shop in Sandwich, Kent. In September 1759, Tom married Mary Lambert; his business collapsed soon after; Mary became pregnant, and, after they moved to Margate, she went into early labour, in which she and their child died. He worked in several government positions from 1761 to 1767. Tom then became a schoolteacher in London; in 1768 he moved to Lewes in Sussex, where he lived in an apartment above a tobacco shop. Thomas added the final 'e' to his name prior to 1769.
In March 1771 at age 34, Tom married Elizabeth Ollive, the daughter of his recently deceased landlord, whose business as a grocer & tobacconist he then entered into. The tobacco shop failed, while Tom worked as an excise officer. He formally separated from his wife Elizabeth in June 1774, and moved to London; in September, a friend introduced him to American publisher Benjamin Franklin, who was speaking out against the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767-1768. Franklin provided a letter of recommendation, and Tom Paine emigrated to the American colonies, arriving in Philadelphia on 30 November 1774.

Tom barely survived the transatlantic voyage, he was too sick to disembark. Benjamin Franklin's physician had Tom carried off the ship; Tom took six weeks to recover. He became a citizen of Pennsylvania 'by taking the oath of allegiance at a very early period'; in March 1775, he became editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine [1775-1776]. Tom's pamphlet "Common Sense" was published in Philadelphia on 10 January 1776, signed anonymously 'by an Englishman'; it was an immediate success, and soon crystallized sentiment for independence. Historians have concluded that Tom Paine participated in drafting the Declaration of Independence, probably assisting Tom Jefferson, but any record of exactly where does not exist.
In December 1776, Tom Paine published "The American Crisis" pamphlet series; General George Washington had the first 'Crisis' pamphlet read aloud to his soldiers to inspire them. In 1777, Tom Paine became secretary of the Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs; his exposure of secret negotiation underway with France and of other scandals made in his pamphlets made enemies, leading to Paine's expulsion from the Committee in 1779. In 1780, Paine published a pamphlet entitled "Public Good", in which he made the case that territories west of the 13 colonies belonged to the American government, and did not belong to any of the 13 states or to any individual speculators; this exposure again made powerful families mad; the angry battle resulted in Tom's escape in March 1781, when he accompanied John Laurens on a diplomatic mission to France; they returned in August 1781 with 2.5 million livres in silver, with promises of more. Tom then helped organize the Bank of North America. Paine bought his only house in 1783 on the corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Church Streets in Bordentown City, New Jersey and he lived in it periodically until his death in 1809. In 1785, Tom Paine was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.

          Paine returned to London by 1787; he became engrossed in the French Revolution [1789-99] and decided to travel to France in 1790. Meanwhile, British conservative intellectual Edmund Burke [1729-97] launched a counter-revolutionary blast against the French Revolution, entitled "Reflections on the Revolution in France" (1790), which strongly appealed to the landed class, and sold 30,000 copies. Paine set out to refute it in his "Rights of Man" (1791), written not as a quick pamphlet, but as a long, abstract political tract of 90,000 words which tore apart monarchies and traditional social institutions. The first publisher chickened out, but the book appeared on 13 March 1791, and sold nearly a million copies.
          Undeterred by the British government's campaign to discredit him, Paine issued his "Rights of Man, Part The Second, Combining Principle and Practice" in February 1792, detailing a representative government with enumerated social programs to remedy the numbing poverty of commoners through progressive tax measures. An indictment for seditious libel followed, for both pub-lisher & author, while government agents followed Paine and instigated mobs, hate meetings, and burnings in effigy. The authorities aimed, with ultimate success, to force Paine out of Great Britain; he was then tried in absentia and found guilty, but he was beyond the reach of British law. The French translation of "Rights of Man, Part II" was published in April 1792. Tom Paine was arrested in France on 28 December 1793 and imprisoned for voting against the death sentence for King Louis XVI; he narrowly escaped execution.
          Paine was released in November 1794 largely because of the work of the new American ambassador to France, James Monroe, who successfully argued for Paine's U.S. citizenship. Upon release from prison and knowing that he would likely be re-arrested and executed, Paine published the first part of "The Age of Reason - Part I" [1794], causing quite a stir in religious society in Britain & France; Paine immediately began work on Part II despite his poor health; In July 1795, Tom Paine was re-admitted into the convention, as were other surviving Girondins. "The Age of Reason - Part II" was first published in a pirated edition by H.D. Symonds in London in October 1795.
          Paine published the pamphlet "Agrarian Justice" in 1797, discussing the origins of property and introducing the concept of a guaranteed minimum income through a one-time inheritance tax on landowners.

Tom Paine remained in France, sometimes in hiding with his benefactor Nicholas Bonneville, until 1802, when he travelled to America with Bonneville's wife Marguerite and her three sons. Fearing unpleasant and even violent reprisals, Thomas Jefferson convinced Paine not to publish "The Age of Reason - Part III" in 1802; five years later, Paine decided to publish despite the backlash that he knew would follow. Marguerite took care of Tom until his death on 8 June 1809, at home in Greenwich Village, New York City. In his will, Paine left the bulk of his estate to her, including 100 acres of his farm in New Rochelle so that she could maintain and educate her sons. Burial at the cemetary in New Rochelle was rejected by the Quakers, so he was interred on the farm. In 1819, English agrarian radical journalist William Cobbett dug up Tom Paine's bones and transported them to England with the intention to give Paine a heroic reburial on his native soil, but this never came to pass. Tom Paine's bones are considered to be lost (but there have been, of course, several claims of their existence).

Thomas Paine worked as a stay-maker, customs & excise officer, tobacco shop owner, magazine editor, and teacher. He has been called 'a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination'. He arrived in Philadelphia as a remarkably unremarkable thirty-seven-year-old only to change the world, and then have the world that he changed turn its back on him. He ignited the American Revolution, defined the French Revolution, and championed the Age of Reason, yet he died largely ignored and disdained - only six people attended his funeral.

"The Writings of Thomas Paine" in 4 volumes [1889]
Edited by Moncure Daniel Conway [1832-1907]; published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York City & London

Writings of Thomas Paine book edited by Moncure Daniel Conway, Volume 1

Writings of Thomas Paine book edited by Moncure Daniel Conway, Volume 2

Writings of Thomas Paine book edited by Moncure Daniel Conway, Volume 3

Writings of Thomas Paine book edited by Moncure Daniel Conway, Volume 4

"The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 1 (1774-1779)"
Introduction; Prefatory Note + African Slavery In America; A Dialogue Between General Wolfe and General Gage In A Wood Near Boston; The Magazine In America; Useful and Entertaining Hints; New Anecdotes of Alexander the Great; Reflections On The Life and Death of Lord Clive; Cupid and Hymen; Duelling; Reflections On Titles; The Dream Interpreted; Reflections On Unhappy Marriage; Thoughts On Defensive War; An Occasional Letter On The Female Sex; A Serious Thought; Common Sense; Epistle To Quakers; The Forester's Letters
Kindle Edition from HardPress Publng [2/2019] for $8.95
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1894 Volume I available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive
1894 Volume I available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive
1894 Volume I is available as free online etext at WikiSource

"The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 2 (1779-1792)"
Peace and the Newfoundland Fisheries; The American Philosophical Society; Emancipation of Slaves; Public Good; Letter To The Abbe Raynal; Dissertations On Government, The Affairs of The Bank, and Paper Money; The Society For Political Inquiries; Prospects On The Rubicon; Specification of Thomas Paine; Letter To Jefferson In Paris; Thomas Paine's Answer To Four Questions On The Legislative and Executive Powers; Address and Declaration; The Rights of Man; The Rights of Man Part Second
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"The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 3 (1791-1804)"
Introduction To The Third Volume; The Rщpublican Proclamation; To The Authors of УLe RщpublicainФ; To The Abbщ Siшyes; To The Attorney General; To Mr. Secretary Dundas; Letters To Onslow Cranley; To The Sheriff of The County of Sussex; To Mr. Secretary Dundas; Letter Addressed To The Addressers On The Late Proclamation; Address To The People of France; Anti-Monarchal Essay; To The Attorney General, On The Prosecu-tion Against The Second Part of Rights of Man; On The Propriety of Bringing Louis XVI To Trial; Reasons For Preserving The Life of Louis Capet; Shall Louis XVI Have Respite?; Declaration of Rights; Private Letters To Jefferson; Letters To Danton; A Citizen of America To The Citizens of Europe; Appeal To The Convention; The Memorial To Monroe; Letter To George Washington; Observations; Dissertation On First Principles of Government; The Constitution of 1795; The Decline and Fall of The English System of Finance; Forgetfulness; Agrarian Justice; The Eighteenth Fructidor; The Recall of Monroe; Private Letter To President Jefferson; Proposal That Louisiana Be Purchased; Thomas Paine To The Citizens of The United States; To The French Inhabitants of Louisiana
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1894 Volume III is available as free online etext at WikiSource

"The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume 4 (1794-1796)"
General Introduction; EditorТs Introduction To УThe Age of ReasonФ; The Age of Reason (First Part); The Age of Reason (Second Part); Letters Concerning УThe Age of ReasonФ; Prosecution of УThe Age of ReasonФ; The Existence of God; Worship and Church Bells; Answer To The Bishop of Llandaff; Origin of Free-Masonry; Prospect Papers; Examination of Prophecies; A Letter To Andrew Dean; Predestination; Appendix A)) Autobio-graphical Sketch; B)) A Letter From London; C)) Scientific Mmemoranda; D)) The Iron Bridge; E)) The Construction of Iron Bridges; F)) To The People of England; G)) Constitutional Reform; H)) Constitutions, Governments, and Charters; I)) The Cause of The Yellow Fever; J)) Liberty of The Press; K)) Songs and Rhymes; L)) Case of The Officers of Excise; M)) The Will of Thomas Paine; Index {to all 4 volumes}
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1894 Volume IV is available as free online etext at WikiSource

A.M.S. Press editions were published in 1967; Internet Archive has 'book to borrow' with limited preview (5/2025)
1967 Volume I is available as 'book to borrow' flip-book at Internet Archive
1967 Volume II available as 'book to borrow' flip-book at Internet Archive
1967 Volume III available as 'book to borrow' flip-book at Internet Archive
1967 Volume IV available as 'book to borrow' flip-book at Internet Archive

"The Crisis" pamphlets aka "The American Crisis" [1776-83]
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_American_Crisis
http://www.amazon.com/American-Crisis-Xist-Classics-ebook/dp/B00XUR3HOQ/
http://www.amazon.com/American-Crisis-Writings-Thomas-Paine/dp/1482503891/
Kindle Edition from indep [3/2011] for FREE !

"The Rights of Man" [1791 classic]
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rights_of_Man
http://www.archive.org/details/rightsofman00painiala/ 1817 edition
Publication date 1961 http://www.archive.org/details/rightsofman0000unse_b4q6/
"Rights of Man, Part The Second, Combining Principle and Practice" in February 1792

		"Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography" [2007] by Christopher Hitchens [1949-2011] Atlantic Monthly Press 8¼x5¼ hardcover [7/2007] for $13.57 Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [9/2007] for $16.49
		"The Routledge Guidebook to Paine's Rights of Man" [2020] by Frances A. Chiu provides the first comprehensive and fully contextualized introduction to this foundational text in the history of modern political thought, addressing its central themes, its reception, and its influence Kindle Edition from Routledge [4/2020] for $17.27 Routledge 8x5 pb [4/2020] for $22.49 Routledge 8¼x5½ hardcover [4/2020] - overpriced

"The Age of Reason" [1795 classic]
published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and 1807: knowing that he would likely be arrested and executed, Paine wrote the first part of "The Age of Reason - Part I" [1794], causing quite a stir in religious society in Britain & France; Franчois Lanthenas translated "The Age of Reason, Part I" into French in 1794. Upon his release from prison, Paine immediately began work on Part II despite his poor health; Part II was first published in a pirated edition by H.D. Symonds in London in October 1795. The title of Part III was "The Age of Reason: An Examination of The Passages In The New Testament, Quoted From The Old, and Called Prophecies Concerning Jesus Christ"; fearing unpleasant and even violent reprisals, Thomas Jefferson convinced Paine in 1802 not to publish it; five years later, Paine decided to publish despite the backlash that he knew would follow.
Thomas Paine's 'The Age of Reason' entry at Wikipedia
text of Thomas Paine's 'The Age of Reason' Parts I & II at Wikisource

"The Case of The Officers of Excise" 12-page article [Summer 1772] Tom Paine's first political work

"Letter To George Washington" [1796]
expressing Paine's feeling of betrayal because Pres. Washington took no action about Paine's imprisonment in France

"Agrarian Justice" pamphlet [1797] by Thomas Paine
which discusses the origins of property and introduces the concept of a guaranteed minimum income through a one-time inheritance tax on landowners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrarian_Justice
http://www.amazon.com/Agrarian-Justice-Author-Common-Reason/dp/1434408833/
"Agrarian Justice" etext at Wikisource

"Observations On The Construction and Operation of Navies With A Plan For An Invasion of England and The Final Overthrow of The English Government" essay [Dec 1797]
in which he promoted the idea to finance 1,000 gunboats to carry a French invading army across the English Channel

"To The People of England On The Invasion of England, Advocating The Idea" [1804]

"Of The Religion of Deism Compared With The Christian Religion and The Superiority of The Former Over The Latter" [1804]

Paine & Jefferson On Liberty book edited by Lloyd S. Kramer

"Paine and Jefferson On Liberty (Milestones of Thought Series)" [1988]
Edited with an Introduction by Lloyd S. Kramer
Draws from numerous historical sources to summarize the views of Tom Paine and Thomas Jefferson on liberty in America, and on the contrasting political realities in Europe as well
Continuum 8½x5½ pb [8/1988] for $22.03

УA long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.Ф

УThe World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.Ф

УThe present state of America is truly alarming to every man who is capable of reflexion.Ф - in the "Common Sense" pamphlet, 1776

УThe most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust [that] I never shall.Ф

УIf I do not believe as you believe, it proves that you do not believe as I believe, and that is all that it proves.Ф

УIf there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.Ф - in "The Crisis" pamphlets, 1776-83

УIt is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.Ф

УWhatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as possess.Ф

УFor as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.Ф

Daily Thomas Paine Quotes book edited by Edward G. Gray

"The Daily Thomas Paine: A Year of Common-Sense Quotes For A Nonsensical Age" [2020]
Edited with Foreword by Edward G. Gray
Tom Paine was a master of political rhetoric, from the sarcastic insult to the diplomatic aperчu, and this book offers a sleek and approachable sampler of some of the sharpest bits from his works
Kindle Edition from Univ Chicago Press [4/2020] for $9.99
Univ Chicago Press 8½x5½ pb [3/2020] for $13.17

"Tom Paine" episode [1974] /tt0905947/
Episode 15 of the "Witness To Yesterday" 17-episode TV series [Multivision Films, Canada 1974-76] /tt0168437/
Patrick Watson 'interviews' Robert Vaughn {as Thomas Paine}

"Meeting of Minds" TV series [1977]
12 episodes, each in two parts, in b&w & color; filmed before a live audience; imaginary dinner parties placing famous thinkers and doers in conversation with people
that they never met, with the dialogue mostly culled from their published works; written & hosted by Steve Allen [1921-2000]; series won a Peabody Award, 1978
and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series, 1981 Х series credits at IMDb
Shows 1 and 2: Theodore Roosevelt (Joseph Early), Queen Cleopatra (Jayne Meadows), Father Thomas Aquinas
(Peter Bromilow), Thomas Paine (Joe Sirola)

"Dantons Tod (Danton's Death)" [Germany 1981] /tt0186018/
starring GЎtz George {as Georges Danton}, Christian Quadflieg, Camille Desmoulins, Lucile Desmoulins, Heribert Sasse {as Robespierre},
Mathieu Carriшre, Senta Berger, Regina Lemnitz, Will Quadflieg {as 'Thomas Payne'}

"In Lambeth" episode [4 July 1993] /tt5537464/
Ep #2.1 of the "Encounters" TV series [1993-94] /tt31308366/
Thomas Paine unexpectedly visits William Blake in his garden

"Liberty!: The American Revolution" 6-episode TV mini-series [Twin Cities P.B.S. Nov 1997]

Liberty! The American Revolution P.B.S. TV mini-series

Six-hour documentary using narration, interviews with historians, military re-enactments, and excerpts from period documents spoken by actors; covers events from the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) through the ratification of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789); episode titles: 1) "The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774"; 2) "Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776"; 3) "The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777"; 4) "Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778"; 5) "The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783"; and 6) "Are We To Be A Nation? 1783-1788" Х Co-produced & directed by Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer; written by Ronald Blumer; hosted by Forrest Sawyer; narrated by Edward Herrmann; starring Peter Donaldson, Colm Feore {as Alexander Hamilton}, Victor Garber, Anthony Heald, Alex Jennings, Mel Johnson Jr., Stephen Lang {as George Washington}, Terrence Mann, Jefferson Mays, Donna Murphy, Remak Ramsay, Jake Weber, Paxton Whitehead, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Philip Bosco {as Benjamin Franklin}, James Naughton, Roger Rees {as Tom Paine}, Campbell Scott {as Thomas Jefferson}, Jamison Selby, Joris Stuyck, J.D. Cullum, Daniel Gerroll, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Byron Jennings, Simon Jones, Roberta Maxwell, Francie Swift, Stephen Temperley Х full credits at IMDb
P.B.S. Home Video color DVD [8/2005] 3 disks for $17.80

"Sally Hemings: An American Scandal" 2-part TV movie
[CBS-TV/Universal Pictures Feb 2000]

		Explores the complicated relationship of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38-year, ocean-spanning love affair that produced children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy Х 6 total producers are listed; directed by Charles Haid; written by co-producer Tina Andrews; starring Diahann Carroll, Mario Van Peebles, Sam Neill {as Thomas Jefferson}, Carmen Ejogo {as Sally Hemings}, Mare Winningham, Rene Auberjonois, Zeljko Ivanek, Klea Scott, Jessica Townsend, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Kevin Conway {as Thomas Paine}, Amelia Heinle, Peter Bradbury, Chris Stafford, Kelly Rutherford, Sean Pratt, Paul Kandel, Kathryn Meisle, Reno Roop {as James Madison}, June Gable, Jeffrey Alan Chandler, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Zachary Knighton, Bourke Floyd, Brian Lee Franklin, Mark Joy, Richard Fullerton, Alex Draper, Jean Michel Salveaux, Elisabeth Harmon-Haid, Margaret Bayard Smith, Peterson Townsend full credits at IMDb Х Sally Hemings [1773?-1835] entry at Wikipedia Inspired Studio color DVD [2/2005] for $15.95 widescreen color DVD [2010?] out of prodn/used Crown Media color VHS [11/2006] out of prodn/scarce
		"Sally Hemings: An American Scandal - The Struggle To Tell The Controversial True Story" [2001] by Tina Andrews The initial public outcry against a perceived 'love story' affected her health until over 20 million people watched the production: thousands of positive letters poured in to Andrews and the network. Minds were changed. It became CBSТ biggest hit of the 2000-2001 season and garnered Andrews & the production five Emmy Award nominations. She won two NAACP awards and became the first Afro-American to win the coveted Writers Guild of America Award. The 25th Anniversary Edition includes a new Introduction and images, plus a new Forward with insights from Shannon LaNier, Lucian Truscott, and Dr. Michele Cooley-Strickland - three Hemings/Jefferson descendants. author's credits at IMDb Х author's website The Malibu Press 25th Anniv Edition 9x6 pb [2/2025] for $20.00 The Malibu Press 8¾x6 pb [4/2001] out of print/used The Malibu Press 9x6¼ hardcover [4/2001] out of print/used

"Founding Fathers: Men Who Shaped Our Nation & Changed Our World"
4-episode TV mini-series [History Channel Nov 2000]

Directed by Mark Hufnail; co-written & directed by Melissa Jo Peltier; co-written by Max M. Fletcher; narrated by Edward Herrmann; starring Burt Reynolds {as Patrick Henry}, James Woods {as John Adams}, Brian Dennehy {as George Washington}, Beau Bridges {as Samuel Adams}, Michael York {as both Alexander Hamilton & Thomas Paine}, Hal Holbrook {as Benjamin Franklin}, Peter Coyote {as Thomas Jefferson}, Randy Travis {as James Madison}, with Roger Mudd, Annette Gordon-Reed, Richard Brookhiser, William M. Fowler Jr.
A&E Home Video color DVD [1/2001] 2 disks for $34.99
full credits from IMDb

"Independence" episode [Kunhardt/PBS-TV Jan 2003]
S1E1 of the 'Freedom: A History of US' TV series [Kunhardt/PBS-TV 2003]

'Independence' episode of the 'Freedom: A History of US' TV series

A 16-episode mini-series on the history of America Х 12 total producers are listed; produced & directed by Philip Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt, Nancy Steiner; written by Joy Hakim, Philip Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt; series host Katie Couric, commentary by historian Eric Foner; starring Richard Gere {as Patrick Henry}, John Goodman {as Benjamin Harrison}, Tom Hanks {as Paul Revere}, Anthony Hopkins {as George Washington}, Jeremy Irons {as Thomas Paine}, Brad Pitt {as George Hewes}, Meryl Streep {as Abigail Adams}, and voices of Philip Bosco {as Samuel Adams}, Michael Caine {as William Pitt}, Chevy Chase {as Capt. John Parker}, Kevin Kline {as Thomas Jefferson}, John Lithgow {as Benjamin Rush}, Campbell Scott {as Wm. Prescott}, Martin Sheen {as John Adams}, Stanley Tucci {as Tom Crafts} Х episode credits at IMDb Х series credits at IMDb
P.B.S. Home Video color DVD [2003] 4 disks - out of prodn/used
watch full episode [12/2023 upload; 22:15] online at YouTube

"Thomas Paine" episode [BBC-TV Nov 2004]
S2.E4 of the "The Mark Steel Lectures" 18-episode radio/TV series [2003-2006]

Radical British comedian Mark Steel profiles on BBC Radio 4 sixteen historical figures who shaped their era; MarkТs chosen personalities are all passionate, driven Ц and more than a little eccentric: boxing legend Muhammad Ali; Greek philosopher Aristotle; Ludvig van Beethoven; Napoleon Bonaparte; poet Lord Byron; Charlie Chaplin; Oliver Cromwell; Renaissance genius (and absent-minded buffoon) Leonardo da Vinci; W.G. Grace, cricketТs first modern celebrity; Che Guevara, who became a left-wing hero despite chronic asthma; Carthaginian elephant-wrangler and scourge of the Romans, Hannibal; jazz singer Billie Holiday, whose trademark song СStrange FruitТ was so inflammatory that Columbia Records refused to record it; Karl Marx; gravity-defining mathematician Isaac Newton, who was obsessed with alchemy and tried to turn lead into gold; Thomas Paine; and Mary Shelley, a radicalТs daughter who married a poet and invented science fiction
episode credits at IMDb Х series credits at IMDb
not available at Amazon USA Х 7╜-hour B.B.C. Studios Distrbtn, Ltd. audio disk [2/2024] for г11.37 via Amazon.co.UK
watch full episode [11/2011 upload; 29:15] online at YouTube
watch series list [] online at YouTube

"The Revolutionary War" 29-minute episode [aired Dec 2004] /tt1947685/
S1.E2 of "The Complete History of U.S. Wars, 1700-2004" 8-episode TV series [2004-2005] /tt0458257/

"Liberty" episode [BBC-TV Jan 2006] /tt2042352/
S1.E2 of "The Romantics" 3-part TV movie [2006-2011] /tt0775397/
the radical ideas of liberty that inspired the French Revolution opened up a world of possibility for great British writers such as William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and
William Wordsworth, inspiring some of the greatest works of literature in the English language; written & hosted by Peter Ackroyd, with Stuart Milligan {as Thomas Paine}

"Citizen Tom Paine: A Play In Two Acts" one-man play [1986]
an adaptation by Howard Fast [1914-2003] of his 1943 novel
see details above

"Tom Paine: A One-Man Play" stageplay [KQED-TV, Utah April 2001]
written & portrayed by Hans Peterson
http://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/tom-paine-a-one-man-play/106665 [53:42] with timed transcript

"These Are The Times: A Life of Thomas Paine" screenplay [2005]
by English playwright Trevor Griffiths [1935-2024]
originally written as a screenplay for Richard Attenborough Productions; although the film was not made,
the play was broadcast as a two-part drama on BBC Radio 4 in 2008, with a repeat in 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r67z6
http://www.amazon.com/These-Are-Times-Thomas-Paine/dp/0851246958/
thrilling screenplay mixes politics, love, and war and follows Tom Paine from persecution in England,
to the American War of Independence, to Revolutionary France.

"A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine" biographical stageplay [2009] by playwright Trevor Griffiths
performed Aug-Oct 2009 at Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London, U.K.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_World:_A_Life_of_Thomas_Paine

Paine's life was dramatized in the play "Thomas Paine Citizen of The World" [2009], produced for the "Tom Paine 200 Celebrations" festival

"To Begin The World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine" filmed stageplay [Aug 2016] /tt3826458/
The film was shot at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, California in real time before a live audience.
http://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/thomaspainejustice [2:59]
http://www.amazon.com/Begin-World-Over-Again-Thomas/dp/B01FOU5J8S/

"Common Sense: The Story of Thomas Paine" an original modern opera [2023]
Written, composed & produced by John Taylor Thomas; co-produced by Billie Tucker; directed & choreographed by Judy Tucker
presented by Tutti Bravi Productions, Inc. [est. 2010] in collaboration with the Chappaqua [NY] Library and the New Rochelle Council on the Arts

Family & Friends
Thomas Pain {sic} was born in February 1737 in Thetford, Norfolk, England; he added the final 'e' prior to 1769; he emigrated to the American Colonies in 1774 and helped form the new United States of America, then returned to Europe by 1787; publication of "The Rights of Man" in 1791-92 caused the British government to expel its author. He helped govern France after the French Revolution, but was jailed by the tyrant Robespierre and almost executed; he published "The Age of Reason" in 1791 & 1795 and remained in France until 1802, then returned to America. Thomas Paine died in June 1809 (at age 72) at home in Greenwich Village, New York City.

companion & heir Marguerite Brazier Bonneville [1767-1846] - emigrated from France in 1802 with Tom Paine & her 3 sons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Brazier

Whereas 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (that mediocrity can pay to greatness)' - per Oscar Wilde [1854-1900] - this non-fiction trilogy
is included here because of the author's name choice, with the warning that this is NOT the historic Thomas Paine.

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		"The Selected Work of Tom Paine" [1945] Edited by Howard Fast [1914-2003] includes "Common Sense", "The Crisis Papers", "Rights of Man", "The Age of Reason", "Letter To Washington," and obscure "Tom: An Estimate" Carlton House mass pb [1945] out of print/used Carlton House hardcover [1945] out of print/used double book "The Selected Work of Tom Paine" and "Citizen Tom Paine" [1945] The Modern Library hardcover [1945] out of print/used The Modern Library hardcover [1945] out of print/used
		"The Complete Works of Thomas Paine: Two Volume Set" [1954] Published by The Freethought Press Association; Volume I: Religious and Theological, Volume II: Political and Miscellaneous Volume I: Freethought Press hardcover [1954] out of print/used Volume II not found on Amazon or elsewhere
		"The Penguin Thomas Paine Reader" [1987] Edited with Introduction by Michael Foot & Isaac Kramnick Paine's writings from 1772 to 1805, including "Common Sense", "The American Crisis", "Rights of Man", and "The Age of Reason (Part 1 only)" Kindle Edition from Penguin [2004 edition] for $10.99 Penguin Classics 7¾x5 pb [1987] for $21.00
		Thomas Paine: Collected Writings [1995] Edited by Eric Foner Kindle Edition from Library of America [9/2012] for $19.25 Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [3/95] for $23.02 includes "Common Sense" [1776], "The Crisis" [1776], "Rights of Man" [1791], "The Age of Reason" [1794-1795], and Pamphlets, Articles & Letters
		alternate "The Thomas Paine Reader" [2007] This is NOT the same book as the "Penguin Thomas Paine Reader" of 1987 Kindle Edition from Start Publng LLC [7/2013] for $1.99 Start Publng LLC 9x6 pb [5/2024] for $19.99 A&D Publng 9x6 hardcover [11/2007] for $29.99
		"Thomas Paine Ultimate Collection: All Works, plus Letters & Rarities, plus A Biography" for Kindle [2011] Edited by Darryl Marks Kindle Edition from Everlasting Flames Publng [8/2011] - not available in USA (5/2025) includes "Common Sense" [1776], "The American Crisis" [1776], "The Rights of Man" Parts 1 & 2 [1791], "The Age of Reason" Parts 1 & 2 [1794-1795], Historical Notes & Documents Section, and a short biography by editor Marks

		"Common Sense" [original 1776] by Thomas Paine modern taglines include: 'The Revolutionary Pamphlet That Ignited American Independence' and 'An Argument for Liberty and Self Governance' and 'The Origin and Design of Government' Kindle Edition from Grapevine [9/2024] for 57в illustrated Kindle Edition from Dolphin Classics [1/2023] for 99в Dover Thrift Kindle Edition [3/2012] for 99в Kindle Edition from Zenith Evergreen Literary Co. [4/2025] for 99в CreateSpace 9x6 pb [2/2018] for $3.95 Dover Thrift 8½x5½ pb [8/2016] for $5.50 CreateSpace 9x6 pb [8/2017] for $7.80 Nielsen UK 8x5 pb [8/2024] for $8.99 King Solomon 9x6 pb [9/2021] for $9.99 Nielsen UK 9x6 hardcover [8/2024] for $15.99
		"Thomas Paine: Common Sense and Revolutionary Pamphleteering" [grades 5-6; 2001] by Brian McCartin Tom Paine helped set the stage for the Declaration of Independence and his pamphlets profoundly influenced the course of the nationТs history and ideology Powerkids Press 10x7½ hardcover [8/2001] out of print/used
		"Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense" graphic novel [2011] by Gary Jeffrey Tom Paine emigrates from England and joins the American Revolution 24-page Gareth Stevens Publng 9x6½ pb [8/2011] out of print/used
		"Thomas Paine and The Power of Common Sense" [2015] by Jeremy Aldritt greeen + maroon + yellow Powerkids Press 8x7 pb [7/2015] for $11.00 Powerkids Press 10¼x8¾ hardcover [7/2015] for $14.99 Powerkids Press hardcover [7/2015] out of print/scarce
		"Common Sense by Thomas Paine: With A Biography and A Detailed Historical Introduction" [2025] contains the original text; a deeply-researched 50+ page Introduction & Biography; and 'Rich Historical Notes & Context' 141-page Kindle Edition from Civitas Books [1/2025] for 99в 102-page Civitas Books 9x6 pb [1/2025] for $7.99 102-page Civitas Books 9x6 hardcover [1/2025] for $16.99

		"Little Journeys, Volume 9: Great Reformers" [1907] by Elbert Hubbard [1856-1915] articles on English atheist Charles Bradlaugh, John Bright, Richard Cobden, Oliver Cromwell, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Henry George, Anne Hutchinson, Scottish theologian John Knox, Thomas Paine, Transcendentalist Theodore Parker, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Methodist theologian John Wesley Kindle Edition from Public Domain Books [3/2011] for FREE ! HardPress Publng 9x6 pb [7/2024] for $13.95 Univ California Libraries blue cover 8x5 pb [1916 edition] for $29.99 BiblioLife 9¼x6 hardcover [8/2008] for $30.99 available as free online etext at Project Gutenberg
		"Thomas Paine: Prophet and Martyr of Democracy" [orig 1927] by Mary Agnes Best examines the important aspects of PaineТs life, including his migration to the British Colonies, his participation in the American Revolution, and his imprisonment in Paris Kindle Edition from Routledge [11/2019] for $37.00 {sic} Kessinger Publng 8½x5½ pb [9/2010] for $38.95 Routledge 8½x5½ pb [11/2019] for $39.99 Routledge 8½x5½ hardcover [12/2019] - overpriced Harcourt, Brace & Co. hardcover [1927] out of print/used 1927 edition available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive
		"The Life and Major Writings of Thomas Paine" [1945] Collected, Edited & Annotated by Philip S. Foner, PhD includes "Common Sense" [1776], "The Crisis" [1776], "Rights of Man" [1791], "The Age of Reason" [1794-1807], "Agrarian Justice" [1796] Citadel Press 8¼x5½ pb [2009] for $10.00 Citadel Press pb [1961] out of print/used Citadel Press hardcover [1961] out of print/used
		"Man of Reason: The Life of Thomas Paine" biography [1959] by Alfred Owen Aldridge Based on thorough research of newly-discovered manuscript and printed sources, Alfred Owen Aldridge provides important new insight into the man who was one of the most eloquent defenders of humanity but who died in lonely obscurity, unrecognized and unrewarded Kindle Edition from Papamoa Press [12/2018] for $4.99 Literary Licensing, LLC 9x6 pb [4/2012] for $36.95 J.B. Lippincott Co. hardcover [1959] out of print/used

		"Tom Paine and Revolutionary America" [1976, rev 2004] by Eric Foner a classic study of the career of the foremost political pamphleteer of the Age of Revolution, and a model of how to integrate the political, intellectual, and social history of the struggle for American independence; new Introduction in 2nd Edition Oxford Univ Press 2nd Edition 8½x5½ pb [9/2005] for $33.39 Oxford Univ Press 8x5½ pb [2/77] for $24.00 Oxford Univ Press pb [2/77] out of print/used Oxford Univ Press 2nd Edition 8¼x5¾ hardcover [9/2004] out of print/used
		"Thomas Paine's American Ideology" [1984] by A. Owen Aldridge summarizes Paine's writings as an apprentice magazine editor, sketches the publishing history of "Common Sense", explains its major philosophical doctrines & contemporary issues, and 'indicates the relations of these ideas to earlier manifestation' Univ Delaware Press hardcover [11/1984] for $122.00 {sic}
		"Tom Paine: The Greatest Exile" [1985] by David Powell Without a clear understanding of Paine's Quaker inheritance, of his childhood years in Thetford, of his early philosophical & political apprenticeship in London, and of the six formative years that he spent at Lewes, the later man and his radicalism are totally incomprehensible; thus, the authorТs objective is to place Paine in his times and to interpret the evolution of his political, social, and theological ideas Kindle Edition from Routledge [11/2019] buy for $47.49 {sic}, rent for $24.06 Routledge 8½x5 pb [11/2021] for $49.99 Routledge 8½x5 hardcover [12/2019] - overpriced
		"Uncommon Revolutionary: A Story About Thomas Paine" [2003] by Laura Hamilton Waxman, Illustrated by Craig Orback Tom Paine was dissatisfied with his quiet life until he traveled to the American colonies, where the cause of American freedom from English rule lit a fire within him; to inspire colonists to support and fight the war, he wrote "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis". And Tom Paine was the first person to use the term 'the United States of America' in print. Millbrook Press 8¾x6¼ hardcover [8/2003] for $11.00
		"Thomas Paine and The Promise of America: A History & Biography" [2005] by Harvey J. Kaye, PhD 'the most comprehensive assessment yet of Tom PaineТs controversial reputation' Kindle Edition from Hill & Wang [2007 edition] for $9.99 Hill & Wang pb [7/2006] for 34.05 Hill & Wang 8½x5½ pb [7/2006] out of print/used Hill & Wang 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2005] for $20.56
		"Thomas Paine" [2006] Edited by Bruce Kuklick 24 essays by editor Kuklick and other scholars Kindle Edition eTextbook from Routledge [5/2018] buy for $46.99, rent for $22.61 Routledge 9½x6½ pb [2/2022] for $33.47 Routledge 8x5½ hardcover [11/2017] out of print/used
		"Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and The Birth of Modern Nations" [2006] by Craig Nelson describes Tom Paine as a controversial figure who helped shape the revolutionary age, in an account that provides coverage of his unlikely rise to fame & prominence, his best-selling books, and his relation-ships with his contemporaries Kindle Edition from Penguin Books [2007 edition] for $5.89 illustrated Penguin Publng 8½x5½ pb [9/2007] for $13.41 Viking Adult 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2006] for $14.72
		"The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and The Birth of Right and Left" [2013] by Yuval Levin Kindle Edition from Basic Books [12/2013] for $14.99 Basic Books 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/2013] for $20.40
		"Thomas Paine: Crusader For Liberty - How One Man's Ideas Helped Form A New Nation" [2014] by Albert Marrin illustrates the hardships and significance of Tom Paine's beliefs and the effects on our nation in a way that all ages can comprehend Kindle Edition from Knopf BFYR [11/2014] for $6.99 Ember 9¼x8 pb [7/2016] for $47.31 Knopf BFYR 9½x8¼ hardcover [11/2014] out of print/used
		"Thomas Paine and The Idea of Human Rights" [2015] by Robert Lamb An introduction to and analytical reconstruction of Thomas Paine's political philosophy and his account of human rights Kindle Edition from Cambridge Univ Press [5/2015] buy for $22.68, rent for $16.53 Cambridge Univ Press pb [8/2017] for $23.87 Cambridge Univ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [5/2015] - overpriced
		"Thomas Paine and The Dangerous Word" [grades 1-5; 2018] by Sarah Jane Marsh, Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham A meeting with Benjamin Franklin in London brought Thomas Paine to America in 1774 - and into the American Revolution; within months, Thomas unleashed the persuasive power of the written word in "Common Sense" - a brash wake-up call that rallied the American people to declare independence against the mightiest empire in the world 84-page Kindle Edition from Little, Brown BFYR [5/2018] for $12.99 80-page Little, Brown BFYR 10¾x8½ hardcover [5/2018] for $15.97
		"Thomas Paine and The French Revolution" [2018] by Carine Lounissi Explores Thomas Paine's French decade, from the publication of the first part of "Rights of Man" in the spring of 1791 until his return to the United States in the fall of 1802 Kindle Edition from Palgrave Macmillan [6/2018] - overpriced Springer 8¼x6¾ pb [12/2018] for $44.99 Palgrave Macmillan 8¼x6 hardcover [6/2018] - overpriced
		"Thomas Paine and The Clarion Call For American Independence" [2019] by Harlow Giles Unger Paine's spoken & written words aroused men to action like no one else, and he was the most widely-read political writer of his generation; he proved to be more than a century ahead of his time, conceiving and demanding unheard-of social reforms that are now integral elements of modern progressive societies Kindle Edition from Grand Central Publng [9/2019] for $14.99 Grand Central Publng 9½c6½ hardcover [9/2019] for $19.60
		"Thomas Paine: Social and Political Thought" [2020] by Gregory Claeys book investigates Thomas Paine's social & political thought in both its British and American moments, examining the ways in which Paine's ideas were understood Kindle Edition from Routledge [9/2020] buy for $72.99 {sic}, rent for $35.13 Routledge 9x6 pb [9/2020] out of print/used Routledge 9x6 hardcover [1/2017] - overpriced
		"Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism" [2022] by David Benner reveals how Tom Paine became the most notorious radical of his age . . . he was more uniquely skilled at reaching commoners than any agitator to come before him, and his approach got regular people involved in political struggles that had previously been reserved to groups of elites Kindle Edition from Life & Liberty Publng [10/2022] for $9.99 Life & Liberty Publng 9x6 pb [10/2022] for $24.99 Life & Liberty Publng 9x6 hardcover [10/2022] for $29.99

		"The Age of Reason: Being An Investigation of True & Fabulous Theology" [1795 classic] by Thomas Paine [1737-1809] Kindle Edition Parts I & II from indep [7/2008] for 99в Cosimo 8x5 pb [6/2005] for $6.45 Digiread 9x6 pb [1/2005] for $6.49 1794-95 edition is available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive - Part II begins on page 85, missing Part III online etext: Part I {gone 6/2025} & Part II & Part III {not found 6/2025}
		"Paine, Scripture, and Authority: The Age of Reason As Religious and Political Ideal" [1994] by Edward H. Davidson & William J. Scheick For Paine, a 'spiritual' descent - such as his in "The Age of Reason" - into the interior of the mind reveals that a discredited external authority can be inverted and that a credited internal autonomy can be asserted in its stead Lehigh Univ Press hardcover [10/1999] out of print/used Lehigh Univ Press hardcover [10/1999] out of print/scarce

				"Citizen Tom Paine" [1943 novel] New York Times bestseller by Howard Fast [1914-2003] Tom Paine's pamphlets extolling democracy sold in the millions, yet he died a forgotten man, isolated by his rough manners, idealistic zeal, and unwillingness to compromise; ebook includes author biography & rare photos Kindle Edition from Open Road Media [12/2011] for $10.63 Bantam Books mass pb [1964] out of print/used Bantam Books pb [1946] out of print/used Duell, Sloan & Pearce hardcover [1943] out of print/scarce
				"Citizen Tom Paine: A Play In Two Acts" [1986 playscript] by Howard Fast Richard Thomas appeared on stage in Philadelphia and Washington, DC in the one-man play "Citizen Tom Paine" in 1987; he portrayed Paine 'like a star-spangled tiger, ferocious about freedom and ready to savage anyone who stands in his way'. Houghton Mifflin Olympic Marketing Corp. 8½x5¾ pb [1986] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/1986] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/1986] out of print/used
				"Omnibook Magazine: Authorized Abridgements of Four Current Best Sellers" [June 1943] Abridged from the Book in the Author's Own Words: "The Human Comedy" by William Saroyan; "War Wages" by James Saxon Childersut, "A Sense of Humus" by Bertha Damon; "Citizen Tom Paine" by Howard Fast retail sales link not found on Amazon, nor elsewhere

		"Freedom: A History of US" TV series companion book [2004] by Joy Hakim, Foreword by George W. & Laura Bush companion book for the 16-episode TV series Kindle Edition from Social Studies School Service [4/2013] for $9.95 Oxford Univ Press 9¾x7¾ pb [7/2004] for $16.97 Social Studies School Service 10x7 pb [4/2013] for $37.11 {sic} Oxford Univ Press 10¼x8¼ hardcover [7/2004] for $12.00
		"A History of US: Eleven-Volume Set" [1993] by Joy Hakim original source material adapted for the TV series Oxford Univ Press 9x7½ pb set [3/2007] 11 books for $123.58 Oxford Univ Press 10x8½ hardcover set [2/2006] 11 books for $300.00