Contested

The Age of Reason

by Thomas Paine

Paine’s case for believing in God without believing in the Bible, which he takes apart book by book. In England its printers and sellers were prosecuted for blasphemy for decades, and Richard Carlile went to prison for selling it. Paine finished the first part in Paris expecting to be arrested by the Revolution, and was.

The librarian

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Reading time

About 4 hr 50 min

Where to find it

The Unwelcome Spines, beyond the Restricted Catalogue

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #3743. In the public domain in the United States.