The complete text of "The Rights of Man," a document Thomas Paine wrote to defend the French Revolution. Contains personal prefaces written to George Washington and to English and French readers; text of French preface has been...

Excerpts from Thomas Paine's Common Sense, in which Paine makes a powerful case for American independence.

The complete text of the English edition of Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man" in a series of links including an introductory letter to President Washington.

This lesson focuses on Thomas Paine including his background, writings, and political career. A link to "The Crisis No. 1" by Thomas Paine is provided; students are to read it and underline examples of rhetoric. There is also a quiz over...

The complete original text of the third edition of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published in 1776 in six linked sections.

Presented is the complete text of Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason written in 1794.

Thomas Paine was a major figure during the early years of the American Revolution. One of the foremost propagandists for American liberty in the 1770s, Paine penned words that rallied the war-weary spirit of the colonists and that still...

Some of Thomas Paine's essays on religion can be found at this site.

Read an extensive biography of 18th century political writer Thomas Paine, click to read about his ideas placed in a contemporary context, and use research links to read more online.

Read about Thomas Paine's revolutionary publication "Common Sense" of 1776. Be sure to click on 'featured place' and 'classroom resources' for more facts and information about Paine.

Read about the rhetorical touches Thomas Paine employed in his pamphlet, Common Sense, which galvanized colonial thought about actually breaking away from Mother England.

This is the index page to the full text of Thomas Paine's political pamphlet "The Rights of Man" (1792).

The original text of Thomas Paine's work,"Age of Reason," written in 1794, describing the principles of enlightened government and society.

The original text of the collection of articles written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution giving support to for an independent American.

Speech given by Walt Whitman, "In Memory of Thomas Paine," on January 28, 1877 for the 140th anniversary of Paine's birthday.

This biographical article discusses Thomas Paine (1737-1809), English writer and social activist, who is best known for his popular essay, Common Sense, the pivotal call for American independence and democracy.

This unit will give pupils added insights into the late Georgian period of English history, together with the American and French Revolutions. This section provides activity ideas, activities and downloadable resources for teachers...

This website explores the lives of people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Thomas Paine. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his legacy.

Selected full texts of Paine's Age of Reason, The Rights of Man, as well as lesser known writings on religious themes, slavery, and the like.

Links to essays and writings from "The Life and Writings of Thomas Paine".

It is important that students be good citizens and play and understand the people who campaign various issues in their environment. This particular unit identifies some fine campaigners who used their religion to influence their lives....

The passion of Revolutionary literature is found in pamphlets, the most popular form of political literature of the day. Over 2,000 pamphlets were published during the Revolution. The pamphlets thrilled patriots and threatened loyalists;...

This lesson focuses on Rhetoric and the literary techniques used in American Revolutionary speeches and writings. Students are asked to determine the rhetorical devices used in quotes from "The Crisis No 1" by Thomas Paine and Patrick...

Professor John Belchem, of the University of Liverpool, writes this scholarly profile of Thomas Paine for BBC History. In it he describes the tenor and impact of Paine's writings and explains the significance of Paine's thinking on the...