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In the period 1700-1850, the history of utopian thought cast light on ideas of property-holding, community, and social and political reform movements, including those for the extension of rights to slaves, women and animals. This text includes some of the best-known tracts of the period.
[Edmund Burke]. A Vindication of Natural Society (2nd edn 1757), The Voyages, Travels & Wonderful Discoveries of Capt. John Holmes by (1757), Samuel Johnson. Rasselas (3rd edn 1760), [Sarah Scott]. Millenium Hall (4th edn 1778), [Horace Walpole]. An Account of the Giants Lately Discovered (1766), Private Letters from an American in England to His Friends in America (1769)
Biography
Gregory Claeys
