Reflections on the Revolution in France., and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London relative to that Event. In a Letter intended to have been sent to a Gentleman in Paris by Burke, Edmund - 1792

Philadelphia: Printed for D. Humphreys, for Young, Dobson, Carey, and Rice, 1792. Second American edition. The first edition was published the first of November 1790. [iv], [5]-256 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's paper-backed boards, front hinge off, uncut. Signature of John Clapp on title page. Second American edition. The first edition was published the first of November 1790. [iv], [5]-256 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. M. Dupont, Burke's friend, had requested Burke's opinion on the French revolutionary movement, apparently assuming that the response would be encouraging. The "Reflections" carried his response and comments which he intended as a warning for those of the English who were in agreement with the revolutionary policies and especially to the Revolutionary Society and the Constitutional Society. He spent a year writing the work and within a year of its publication it had been through eleven editions. Its reception was mixed, the King liked it, the Whigs, being pro-Revolutionary didn't and the nation generally looked at the Revolution with a more critical eye. As time proved his warnings correct he was credited with being somewhat of a prophet. There were several written responses including Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man." The American people had initially seen the revolution as a similar one to the American Revolution and been encouraging but as the French Revolution progressed and the religious doctrines were changed as well as political dogma, the United States became less and less enamoured with the Revolution. PMM 239; Todd 53gg; Not in Evans; Bristol 7946; Shipton & Mooney 46401 Clarkin, Mathew Carey 84