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In the transatlantic world of the late eighteenth century, easterly winds blew radical thought to America.Thomas Paine had already arrived on these shores in 1774 and made his mark as a radical pamphleteer during the Revolution. In his wake followed more than 200 other radical exiles -- English Dissenters, Whigs, and Painites, Scottish "lads o'parts", and Irish patriots -- who became influential newspaper writers and editors and helped change ...

After the rising of 1798, Bryson was punished by compulsory enlistment in the regular army. In this reflective letter to his sister, written in 1801 after his escape to New York, he provides a vivid chronicle of his enforced travels.

A biography of William Wickham (1761-1840), Britain's master spy on the Continent for more than five years during the French Revolutionary wars. It follows Wickham's career to narrate the rise and fall of his secret service community.

A biography of William Wickham (1761-1840), Britain's master spy on the Continent for more than five years during the French Revolutionary wars. It follows Wickham's career to narrate the rise and fall of his secret service community.