Common Sense by Thomas Paine
QR code
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is a pamphlet published in January 1776 advocating independence from Great Britain for the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear, persuasive prose, Paine presents moral and political arguments to encourage common people to fight for egalitarian government. Published anonymously at the American Revolution's beginning, it became an immediate sensation—the best-selling American title of all time. Paine connected independence with Protestant beliefs and structured his work like a sermon,
making the first serious case for full independence when reconciliation still dominated colonial thinking. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
Kobo, Nook etc → Transfer via USB
Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 |
|---|---|
| Title | Common Sense |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense |
| Credits | John Campbell. HTML version by Al Haines. Modified by Robert Homa. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E201: History: America: Revolution (1775-1783) |
| Subject | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 |
| Subject | Political science -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Monarchy -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 147 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 1994 |
| Last Update | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 7049 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!