The Pilgrimage of Thomas Paine and Others, To the Seventh Circle of the Spirit World
The Pilgrimage of Thomas Paine and Others, To the Seventh Circle of the Spirit World

Author: C. Hammond

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2017-09-21

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1473342791

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This book was written by C. Hammond and first published in 1852. The author claims that the book is the result of automatic writing, and that it was not he who was responsible for the work but a channelled spirit. Hammond also claims that spirits went as far as to arrange the paragraphs and sentences themselves. Highly recommended for those with an interest in the supernatural. Contents include: "Conversation with his Physician, and his Indifference about Death", "The Minister Sent For", "Prayer", "Meditation on Life", "Age of Reason", "A Swoon", "Sees a Spirit", "The Effort of the Spirit to Identify Herself", "His Death", "Funeral Services", "Doubting Minister", "Conversation with his Spirit Companion", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition designed for a modern audience.

The Legacy of Thomas Paine in the Transatlantic World
The Legacy of Thomas Paine in the Transatlantic World

Author: Sam Edwards

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1351246925

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As early as 1892, Moncure Conway, the author of the first scholarly Paine biography, noted that whilst Paine’s life up to 1809 was certainly fascinating, his subsequent life – that is, his afterlife – was even more thrilling. Vilified by Theodore Roosevelt as a "filthy little atheist," yet employed by Ronald Reagan in his campaign to make America "great again," Paine’s words and ideas have been both celebrated and dismissed by generations of politicians and presidents. An Englishman by birth, an American by adoption, and a Frenchman by decree, Paine has been invoked and appropriated by groups and individuals across the transatlantic political spectrum. This was particularly apparent following the bicentennial of Paine’s death in 2009, an event that prompted new scholarship examining troublesome Tom’s ideas and ideals, whilst in Thetford, Lewes and New Rochelle – his three transatlantic "homes" – he was feted and commemorated. Yet despite all this interest, the precise forms and function of Paine’s post-mortem presence have still not received the attention they deserve. With essays authored by experts on both sides of the Atlantic (and beyond), this book examines the transatlantic afterlife of Thomas Paine, offering new insights into the ways in which he has been used and abused, remembered and represented, in the two hundred years since his death.