/lit/ - Literature

>>21619356
Been working my way through Thomas Paine by Craig Nelson. Pretty decent biography, lots of interesting tidbits about life at the time. The writer is fond of diversions and so far I haven't learned too much about Paine but I'm still enjoying it. There weren't really any other books about his rather interesting life story so this one suffices well enough if you're interested in him.

>>21625033
Which version are you reading? The 1818 text has some notable differences from the revised 1831 text, most of which were the result of Shelley's life philsophy changing after a series of personal tragedies. The original is generally less limited in its perspective on life, in my opinion.

Is this actually the best biography of Thomas Paine? Google says it is but I would like to be a bit more certain.