63. Reflections " On The " Revolution In France, " [Four lines] In A " Letter " Intended To Have Been Sent To A Gentleman " In Paris. " By The Right Honorable " Edmund Burke. " London: " Printed For J. Dodsley, in Pall Mall. " M.DCC.XC.

It was well known, long before the book appeared, that Burke was at work upon this subject. As early as October, 1789, he had written a letter expressing his opinion on the revolutionary movement in France, and in this volume he but gave in permanent form a more elaborate and careful presentation of the same subject. Interest in the new volume was in no way diminished, but rather increased by the delay; and when the little book made its appearance, November 1, in a modest unlettered wrapper of gray paper, selling for five shillings, it created a profound impression. The King called it "a good book, a very good book; every gentleman ought to read it," and it ran into eleven editions, or eighteen thousand copies, within a twelvemonth.

Our author and his publishers were well known to each other at this time: they had issued his A Vindication of Natural Society in 1756; and he had been the conductor and chief editor of the historical portion of their Annual Register for a number of years.

Octavo.

Collation: iv, 356 pp.