The Thomas Paine Reader
Thomas Paine
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
This major collection demonstrates the extent to which Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an inspiration to the Americans in their struggle for independence, a passionate supporter of the French Revolution and...
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. This major collection demonstrates the extent to which Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an inspiration to the Americans in their struggle for independence, a passionate supporter of the French Revolution and perhaps the outstanding English radical writer of his age. It contains all of Paine"s major works including "The Rights of Man", his groundbreaking defence of the revolutionary cause in France, "Common Sense", which won thousands over to the side of the American rebels, and the first part of "The Age of Reason" (Part One), a ferocious attack on Christianity. The shorter pieces - on capital punishment, social reform and the abolition of slavery - also confirm the great versatility and power of this master of democratic prose. Duration - 4h 27m. Author - Thomas Paine. Narrator - Digital Voice Martin G. Published Date - Monday, 12 January 2026. Copyright - © 2014 Start Publishing LLC ©.
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English
Common Sense
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INTRODUCTION
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I. OF THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, WITH CONCISE REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION
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II. OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION
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III. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Duration:00:36:16
IV. OF THE PRESENT ABILITY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME MISCELLANEOUS REFLEXIONS
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V. APPENDIX
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The American Crisis
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EDITOR’S PREFACE
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THE CRISIS I.
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The Crisis II. TO LORD HOWE.
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The Crisis III.
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The Crisis IV.
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THE CRISIS V. TO GEN. SIR WILLIAM HOWE.
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TO THE INHABITANTS OF AMERICA.
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The Crisis VI. TO THE EARL OF CARLISLE, GENERAL CLINTON, AND WILLIAM EDEN, ESQ., BRITISH COMMISSIONERS AT NEW YORK.
Duration:00:21:31
THE CRISIS VII. TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.
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THE CRISIS VIII. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.
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THE CRISIS IX.
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THE CRISIS EXTRAORDINARY ON THE SUBJECT OF TAXATION.
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THE CRISIS X. ON THE KING OF ENGLAND’S SPEECH.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
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THE CRISIS XI. ON THE PRESENT STATE OF NEWS.
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A SUPERNUMERARY CRISIS TO SIR GUY CARLETON.
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THE CRISIS XII. TO THE EARL OF SHELBURNE.
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THE CRISIS XIII. THOUGHTS ON THE PEACE, AND THE PROBABLE ADVANTAGES THEREOF.
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A SUPERNUMERARY CRISIS TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
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The Rights of Man
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PART I.
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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION.
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DEDICATION
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PAINE’S PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION
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PAINE’S PREFACE TO THE FRENCH EDITION
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RIGHTS OF MAN
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MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER
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CONCLUSION
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PART TWO.
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COMBINING PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE.
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DEDICATION TO M. DE LA FAYETTE
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PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION.
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CHAPTER I. OF SOCIETY AND CIVILISATION
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CHAPTER II. OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PRESENT OLD GOVERNMENTS
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CHAPTER III. OF THE OLD AND NEW SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
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CHAPTER IV. OF CONSTITUTIONS
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CHAPTER V. WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF EUROPE INTERSPERSED WITH MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS
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APPENDIX
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THE AUTHOR’S NOTES FOR PART ONE AND PART TWO
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The Age of Reason
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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION WITH SOME RESULTS OF RECENT RESEARCHES.
Duration:00:41:35
CHAPTER I—THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSION OF FAITH.
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CHAPTER II—OF MISSIONS AND REVELATIONS.
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CHAPTER III—CONCERNING THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST, AND HIS HISTORY.
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CHAPTER IV—OF THE BASES OF CHRISTIANITY.
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CHAPTER V—EXAMINATION IN DETAIL OF THE PRECEDING BASES.
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CHAPTER VI—OF THE TRUE THEOLOGY.
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CHAPTER VII—EXAMINATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
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CHAPTER VIII—OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
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CHAPTER IX—IN WHAT THE TRUE REVELATION CONSISTS.
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CHAPTER X—CONCERNING GOD, AND THE LIGHTS CAST ON HIS EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES BY THE BIBLE.
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CHAPTER XI—OF THE THEOLOGY OF THE CHRISTIANS; AND THE TRUE THEOLOGY.
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CHAPTER XII—THE EFFECTS OF CHRISTIANISM ON EDUCATION; PROPOSED REFORMS.
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CHAPTER XIII—COMPARISON OF CHRISTIANISM WITH THE RELIGIOUS IDEAS INSPIRED BY NATURE.
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CHAPTER XIV—SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE.
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CHAPTER XV—ADVANTAGES OF THE EXISTENCE OF MANY WORLDS IN EACH SOLAR SYSTEM.
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CHAPTER XVI—APPLICATION OF THE PRECEDING TO THE SYSTEM OF THE CHRISTIANS.
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CHAPTER XVII—OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED IN ALL TIME, AND ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLES.
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RECAPITULATION.
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Part II
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CHAPTER I—THE OLD TESTAMENT
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CHAPTER II—THE NEW TESTAMENT
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CHAPTER III—CONCLUSION
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Part III.
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Essay On Dream
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Author's Preface
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Introductory Chapter
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The Book of Matthew
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The Book of Mark
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The Book of Luke
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The Book of John
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Author's Appendix: Contradictory Doctrines Between Matthew and Mark
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My Private Thoughts on a Future State
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Agrarian Justice
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Author’s Inscription (editors notes follow)
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Author’s English Preface (editors notes follow)
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Agrarian Justice (editors notes follow)
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MEANS BY WHICH THE FUND IS TO BE CREATED
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MEANS FOR CARRYING THE PROPOSED PLAN INTO EXECUTION, AND TO RENDER IT AT THE SAME TIME CONDUCIVE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST
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