Historic Paine deed falls out of 18th century novel
Rediscovered legal document not only dissolved the marriage of Thomas Paine but gave him cash in hand to buy his ticket to America
A torn sheet of 18th century paper which tumbled out of a novel by Tobias Smollett found in a cellar, has proved to be the legal document which not only dissolved the marriage of Thomas Paine, but gave him cash in hand to buy his ticket to America - where he would become one of the most famous radical pamphleteers in the world, author of Common Sense and a leading figure in the American revolution and the founding of the United States.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 25 November, 2009
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