1st Edition

Selected Political Writings of John Thelwall Vol 1

By Robert Lamb, Corinna Wagner Copyright 2009

    John Thelwall was London Corresponding Society's most prominent orators and was tried for high treason along with Thomas Hardy and John Horne Tooke in 1794. This edition brings together Thelwall's most important political writing ranging from scientific pamphlets and writings on the art of elocution, to political philosophy and journalism.

    Acknowledgements -- General Introduction -- Bibliography -- Chronology -- Ode to Science. Recited at the Anniversary Meeting of the Philomathian Society (1791) -- An Essay towards a Defi nition of Animal Vitality (1793) -- King Chaunticlere; or, the Fate of Tyranny (1793) -- Political Lectures (1794) -- Fraternity and Unanimity (1795) -- John Gilpin’s Ghost (1795) -- Prospectus of a Course of Lectures (1796) -- An Appeal to Popular Opinion (1796) -- Editorial Notes.