The life of Thomas Paine, the author of Rights of man, Age of reason, &c : With a defence of his writings. /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | The first Boston, from the second London, edition. |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 30178. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | A hostile account. The words "With a defence of his writings" were evidently used as a means of disarming Paine's friends. The pseudonym was wholly fictitious as Chalmers had no such degree, and no affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania. The degree was apparently intended to compete with Paine's honorary degree from that institution, and to lend dignity to the publication by making it appear the work of a clergyman. Cf. Conway's Life of Paine, 1892, p. xiv-xvi, 337-338. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 40 pages ; 21 cm. (octavo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |