Project Gutenberg 2012-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 163 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous A Letter to Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knt., His Majesty's Attorney General Upon the Subject of His Prosecutions of Richard Carlile, for Publishing Paine's Age of Reason Produced by David Widger "A Letter to Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knt., His Majesty's Attorney General" by Anonymous is a socio-political treatise written in the early 19th century. This book is a critical examination of the prosecution of Richard Carlile for publishing Thomas Paine's work, "The Age of Reason." It questions the integrity of legal proceedings in matters of religious controversy and advocates for the importance of free inquiry and expression. The letter directly addresses Sir Samuel Shepherd’s role in the prosecution, challenging the fairness of the legal system that allows the prosecution to present multiple arguments while restricting the accused's defense. The author articulates a strong defense of Carlile, arguing that such prosecutions are not only unjust but also detrimental to genuine moral and intellectual discourse. Throughout the text, the author argues against the suppression of dissenting views and highlights the hypocrisy of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, emphasizing the need for open debate in matters of faith and truth. The end goal is to encourage rational thought and justice in the face of persecution for free thinkers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Trials (Blasphemy) -- Great Britain Blasphemy -- Great Britain Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Age of reason Shepherd, Samuel, Sir, 1760-1840 BL Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Law & Criminology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 81502 2025-09-16T14:01:48.001197 text/html 57460 2024-10-23T11:15:49 text/html 123573 2025-09-16T14:01:53.743213 application/epub+zip 122184 2025-09-16T14:01:51.428222 application/epub+zip 89725 2025-09-16T14:01:50.275206 application/epub+zip 331065 2025-09-16T14:01:55.390202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323405 2025-09-16T14:01:53.014190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110118 2022-09-18T17:50:03.657688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69057 2023-09-18T04:22:07.119959 text/plain 16743 2025-09-16T14:01:55.527162 application/rdf+xml 24539 2025-09-16T14:01:50.766220 image/jpeg 4858 2025-09-16T14:01:50.520210 image/jpeg 123975 2025-09-16T14:01:48.008212 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown