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“Thomas Paine” from a 1792 William Sharp engraving taken directly from 1792 Romney life portrait – New York Public Library Digital Collections

Thomas Paine Bibliographical Note 

Thomas Paine Society UK, TPUK 1967 Number 2 Volume 3

From time to time long forgotten but interesting bibliographical material relative to Thomas Paine comes to light. Such material may offer us nothing new about Paine himself but it often serves to indicate the high regard for his memory his supporters had. One such item recently came my way

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Rights of Man title page - link

Nottingham Rights Of Man Exhibition 

Thomas Paine Society UK, TPUK 1966 Number 2 Volume 2

The principal event held to date to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of the publication of Rights of Man has been the exhibition organised jointly by the Nottingham Co-operative Society, Private Libraries Association and the Thomas Paine Society at the Co-operative Arts Centre, Nottingham. 

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“A mock escutcheon for a united, British republican college of health practitioners” is a 1798 etching. The shield is supported by House of Lords radical Francis Russell and Thomas Paine wearing the Bonnet-rouge, a symbol of the French Revolution. Paine says: “So much for Ducal patriotism”. Beside the Duke are two books: ‘Age of Reason’ and ‘Sporting Cal[endar’; beside Paine, ‘Rights of Man’ and ‘Rights of Surgeons’ – Wellcome Collection

The Stirrings In Sheffield On Saturday Night

Thomas Paine Society UK, TPUK 1966 Number 2 Volume 2

To hear “God save great Thomas Paine” sung on an English stage is surely a rare experience. This was the privilege of the audiences at Sheffield Playhouse recently, during the presentation of “The Stirrings in Sheffield on Saturday Night”, a sort of documentary with music written by Alan Cullen. 

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Paine monument in Thetford, England, the birthplace of Paine, with a quill pen in his right hand and an inverted copy of The Rights of Man in his left, was sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, and erected in 1964 - link

Thetford Thomas Paine Statue Unveiled 

Thomas Paine Society UK, TPUK 1965 Number 2

A member of the Thetford Council has resigned over the decision to erect the statue, but the guests who accepted an invitation to attend included Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, who made the statue for the Thomas Paine Foundation of America to present to Thetford.

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