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Among the most influential authors and reformers of his age, Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was born in England but went on to play an important role in both the American and French Revolutions. In 1774, he emigrated to America where, for a time, he helped to edit the Pennsylvania... Read Full Overview

The revolutionary pamphlet that helped light the fire of American Independence in an elegant hardback gift edition.

Thomas Paine arrived in America from England in 1774. A friend of Benjamin Franklin, he was a writer of poetry and tracts condemning... Read Full Overview

Common Sense is the timeless classic that inspired the Thirteen Colonies to fight for and declare their independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. Written by famed political theorist Thomas Paine, this pamphlet boldly challenged the authority of the British... Read Full Overview

"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is a pivotal pamphlet that played a significant role in the American Revolution. First published in 1776, it presented a compelling argument for American independence from British rule. Paine's clear and persuasive writing galvanized the colonists,... Read Full Overview

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight... Read Full Overview

...well orated by reader George Vafiadis. The language and sentiment are not as outmoded as some listeners might expect and it definitely feels patriotic to hear again the fundamentals of America's beginnings." -- Kliatt MagazineGeorge Washington wrote, "I find that Common Sense... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

The radical pamphlet that helped incite the American Revolution Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the... Read Full Overview

"Originally printed and sold by W. & T. Bradford, February 14, 1776"--Title page verso.

== Special Edition for Low Vision Readers ==
The proportionally all-time best-selling American title, which was read or heard by every rebel in America in 1776. Previously banned in Britain.

Published anonymously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's Common Sense became an immediate best-seller, with fifty-six editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement... Read Full Overview

Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight... Read Full Overview

In January of 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense; the book inflamed its readers and ignited the American Revolution. In truth the fires of dissent were already smoldering, but Paine's impassioned writing gave focus to the many disparate voices and united... Read Full Overview

A new pocket edition of Thomas Paine's classic 1776 treatise, Common Sense , laying out the case for American Independence and setting the stage for the American Revolution. Thomas Paine's Common Sense is a groundbreaking and revolutionary work that laid the foundations of the... Read Full Overview