![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The version housed at Brandeis University is one of the London printings, which had hiatuses, where words and phrases were omitted that were offensive to the British crown. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet was first published anonymously, due to fears that its contents would be construed as treason it was simply signed, “by an Englishman”. “Common Sense,” published on January 10, 1776, was originally printed in the city of Philadelphia, but was soon reprinted across America and Great Britain, and translated into German and Danish. Thomas Paine awakened the world with his quill and ink with delicate yet intense force, with the masterful use of language, he gave birth to “Common Sense,” from which ignited a revolution. Farber University Archives & Special Collections, is one of America’s most significant primary documents, a pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine: “Common Sense.” This pamphlet, donated by Nettie Podell Ottenberg, is an original copy of the 1776 London edition. Graduate Professional Studies (Online Programs)ĭescription by Kenneth Hong, Brandeis undergraduate and special contributor to the Special Collections Spotlight.Īmid the campus grounds of Brandeis University, housed in the Robert D. Rabb School: Graduate Professional Studies Heller School for Social Policy and Management ![]()
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