Thomas Paine Society UK

Thomas Paine and America: 1776-1809

paul myles — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:12:31 +0000

More about the author Ken Burchell

Independent historian, author, editor and lecturer.
Recent works include
Thomas Paine and America: 1776-1809
http://www.pickeringchatto.com/major_works/thomas_paine_and_america_1776_1809
“Birthday Party Politics: The Thomas Paine Birthday Celebrations and the Origins of American Democratic Reform.”
originally published in Ronald F. King and Elsie Begler, eds., Thomas Paine: Common Sense for the Modern Era (San Diego: San Diego State University Press, 2007), 174-189.
The latter as well as other shorter articles and reviews are available at
The Thomas Paine Review at kenburchell.blogspot.com
Ken twitters as paineite1
Father of two, grandfather of four … he lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States

Various publications

paul myles — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:46:20 +0000

Paine, Spence and ‘The Real Rights of Man’ . Malcolm Chase. 16pp. Illustrated. Pamphlet. £2.5

Creating a Climate of Peace . Brian W. Walker. £2.00

Miscellaneous Poems of Thomas Paine . A facsimile reprint of the edition of c. 1840. 24pp. £2.00.

Thomas Paine: The Case of the King of England and his Officers of Excise . George Hindmarch.

Paperback. 95pp. Published privately in a limited edition. Only a few remain. £7.00

Thomas Paine, The Quakers and the Abolition of War . Brian W. Walker. 18pp. Pamphlet. £2.00

Thomas Paine’s Republic of Reason . David Nash. 13pp. Pamphlet. £1.50

Thomas Paine: A Collection of Unknown Writings is edited by Hazel Burgess and contains writings by Paine previously unseen since their first appearance, including political pieces, private letters and verse

Thomas Paine Society Publications for Sale

paul myles — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:59:28 +0000

Orders for Thomas Paine Society publications should be sent to

43, Eugene Gardens, Nottingham, NG2 3LF.

Members receive the society journal as part of their annual subscription. Non members may purchase it at £5.00

Thomas Paine in Lewes 1768-1774 A Prelude to American Independence

paul myles — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:14:37 +0000

Thomas Paine in Lewes 1768 -1774 A Prelude to American Independence for sale £6.50 plus P&P at Amazon

This publication was borne out of the thrust of organising the Thomas Paine Festival in Lewes for 2009.

Colin Brent reveals how Paine, and possibly America, owes a developmental debt to Lewes.

Thomas Paine as national commentator through the offices of excise is a story that has not been well known before; the strands of this tale are pulled together in Paul’s essay.

Seth Gopin brought an American perspective to the challenge, and asked what now seems to be the obvious questions of how did Paine get to know so much, and was General Gage, the commander in Chief of the British forces, linked to Firle Place, just outside Lewes?

Deborah Gage, a direct descendent of General Thomas Gage has written the third essay about the man who now rests, with his wife, in the family crypt at St Peters Church in Firle.

There is a rich visual component to the book, the front cover shows a largely previously unseen image of Paine painted in London in 1790. Rare images of Lewes by D Serres, marine painter to King George III painted in year Paine rode into town are shown, as well as a rare image of Paine’s Lewes friend, Clio Rickman, by Hazlitt. These images are discussed with some history of Serres.

The Authors

Colin Brent, an Open Scholar of New College Oxford, gained a formal First in Modern History in 1961 and was awarded a DPhil by Sussex University in 1974. He has written erudite articles on aspects of Tudor, Stuart and Victorian Lewes. Colin also published Pre Georgian Lewes and Georgian Lewes, the most comprehensive relevant resources of local history that was available to us.

Deborah Gage is an Art Historian, and family historian. She has held a long interest in General Gage, and continues to research relevant archives on both sides of the Atlantic.

Paul Myles was a director of Lewes Festival in the mid 90’s, a director of four major sculpture exhibitions in Lewes over the last ten years and latterly, the director of the Thomas Paine & Lewes Festival in 2009. Paul recently completed six years as a student at the University of Sussex in the discipline of psychology graduating as a Batchelor and then Master of Science. Paul is a part time lecturer at the local college, teaching access students and outreach courses in child psychology and has now embarked on a part time doctoral course at the University of Sussex