Reflections on The Revolution in France & The Rights of Man

Reflections on The Revolution in France by Edmund Burke and The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine

A Dolphin Book published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1961, #: C246, Soft bound, Very Good+ condition (Cover is soiled and has a crease on the front cover, previous owners name in ink on first page, price crossed out in ink at top of first page). These two excellent books are a must for those who are interested in French or World history. Because the French Revolution was, in Burke's phrase, "the most astonishing event...in human history," a full seventeen months elapsed after the first meeting of the National Assembly before any notable public figure dared to interpret the events in France to an awe-struck world. In November 1790, Burke published his Reflections on The Revolution in France, a masterpiece of political analysis and prediction which ran through ten editions in the first year. Many attempts were made to refute Burke's attack on the Revolution, of which none was more famous than Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. The issue joined between these great antagonists was the value of our civilized heritage. Burke believed that each generation was beholden for its liberties, its learning, and other great gifts tom the cumulative achievement of all past generations. Paine wished to free man from the dead hand of corrupt custom and hereditary privilege and to restore him to full possession of his original natural rights. At the beginning of our era of glittering and terrible revolutions, Burke taught fear of human pride and Paine, hope in human charity, both with a clear and passionate conviction that can still instruct and move us. The book is approximately 4 1/8 X 7 1/8 inches in size and contains 515 pages. The cover price is $1.45. For comparison, another copy of the book is currently offered on the Internet at Paul Strohm Books for $12. For more info about this other book, Visit:Book Web Site

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