Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man": A Biography

Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man": A Biography
Cover of the first edition
Author	Christopher Hitchens
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication date	2007
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	160
ISBN	978-0-87113-955-9
OCLC	80181370
Dewey Decimal	323.5 22
LC Class	JC177.H5 H58 2006

Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man": A Biography is Christopher Hitchens's contribution to the Books That Changed the World series. Hitchens, a great admirer of Thomas Paine, covers the history of Paine's 1791 book, The Rights of Man, and analyzes its significance.

Christopher Hitchens

Beliefs	Political views

Works authored	The Missionary Position Letters to a Young Contrarian No One Left to Lie To The Trial of Henry Kissinger Why Orwell Matters A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays Thomas Jefferson: Author of America Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man": A Biography God Is Not Great Hitch-22: A Memoir Arguably: Essays Mortality

Works edited	Blaming the Victims (with Edward Said) The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Non-Believer

Other	Christopher Hitchens bibliography 57901 Hitchens Hell's Angel The Trials of Henry Kissinger Peter Hitchens

Thomas Paine

Writings	Common Sense (January 1776) The American Crisis (December 1776) Rights of Man (March 1791, February 1792) The Age of Reason (1794, 1795, 1807) Agrarian Justice (1797)

Life	Early life Member, French National Convention 1792 Rights of Man trial Designed, Sunderland Bridge (1796) Thomas Paine Cottage

Legacy	Thomas Paine National Historical Association Memorial Museum Thomas Paine Monument, New Rochelle, New York Institute of Thomas Paine Studies U.S. postage stamp In Lambeth (1989 play) Liberty! (1997 documentary miniseries) A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine (2009 play)

Related	American Revolution French Revolution Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment Deism Founding Fathers Revolution Controversy Headstrong Club

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