Rights of Man
Paine's defence of the French Revolution and argument for democratic government and public welfare.
Why it was banned: The British government charged Paine with seditious libel; he was convicted in his absence in 1792, and booksellers were prosecuted for selling the book.
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At a glance
- Theme
- Classics, Politics & power
- Shelf status
- In print
- Banned by
- A government, A court
- Banned in
- United Kingdom
- Why it was banned
- The British government charged Paine with seditious libel; he was convicted in his absence in 1792, and booksellers were prosecuted for selling the book.
- Author
- Thomas Paine
- Topics
- Politics and government, Political science, Causes, Causes and character, Early works to 1800, France
- First published
- 1791
- Shelf note
- In print; ban history from the public record.
- Find a copy
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Library record on Open Library
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