Project Gutenberg 2004-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 92 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman Political Pamphlets Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Savile, G. Letter to a dissenter -- Defoe, D. The shortest way with the dissenters -- Swift, J. The Drapier's letters -- Burke, E. Second letter on a regicide peace -- Smith, S. Peter Plymley's letters -- Cobbett, W. Letter to the journeymen and labourers of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Letter to Jack Harrow -- Scott, Sir W. First letter of Malachi Malagrowther. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Political Pamphlets" by George Saintsbury is a collection of notable political writings from influential authors, curated in the late 19th century. This volume showcases various pamphlets that tackled pressing political issues of their time, providing insights into the historical context and literary merit of political discourse in England. The topics range across critical debates and personal writings, featuring voices like Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe among others, aimed at engaging readers with the political environments that shaped their opinions and the very fabric of society. The opening of the collection sets the stage for understanding the significance of political pamphleteering, particularly emphasizing its impact and relevance that extends beyond mere historical commentary. It begins with an introduction that discusses the dynamics of political writing during the late 17th to early 19th centuries. The introduction highlights the craftsmanship and significance of pamphlets, citing Halifax's, Defoe's, and Swift's contributions. These pieces reflect the fluctuating nature of public opinion and the political landscape, centering on issues of dissent, the treatment of various political groups, and the establishment of personal freedoms, thereby inviting readers to reconsider the connotations of such writings in shaping modern governance and civil rights. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Politics and government DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 480410 480411 2024-10-06T10:30:15.621513 2023-10-06T11:09:03.553532 text/html text/html 478825 2020-12-18T13:53:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178908 2020-12-18T13:53:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257415 2024-10-06T10:30:24.104481 application/epub+zip 262059 2024-10-06T10:30:18.917484 application/epub+zip 244424 2024-10-06T10:30:17.556503 application/epub+zip 451557 2024-10-06T10:30:28.288488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428140 2024-10-06T10:30:23.315505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402326 2022-09-07T13:40:53.618144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459591 459510 2024-10-06T10:30:14.861509 2023-10-06T11:09:02.990502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 459360 2020-12-18T13:53:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 173943 2020-12-18T13:53:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 459358 2020-12-18T13:53:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173879 2020-12-18T13:53:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22129 2024-10-06T10:30:28.427447 application/rdf+xml 14365 2024-10-06T10:30:18.125495 image/jpeg 3764 2024-10-06T10:30:17.839495 image/jpeg 251261 2024-10-06T10:30:15.664568 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia