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That Burke, as friend of the American Revolution, should denounce the French caused the utmost dismay among all shades of Dissenting opinion. Priestley, who was a personal friend of Burke, had difficulty in believing that the man he knew could harbour the sentiments he voiced: 'I do not judge of your usual temper and disposition', he wrote, 'from the strain of this most intemperate publication'. The emphasis of Letters to Burke is on Burke's endorsement of the established church, Priestley expanding on his theme of religious toleration which had already excited public hostility in 1790, when he preached in support of Fox and the repeal of the test and corporation acts. The Letters ran to three editions in the year, and constitute a fluent and vigorous response to the emotional thunder of his old friend. On 14 July 1791 Priestley's house in Birmingham was attacked and burnt down by a 'Church and King' mob.

Author

Joseph Priestley

Publisher

Poole ; New York: Woodstock Books

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781854772152

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24