Common Treasury Pa

by Winstanley,Gerrard

• ISBN13: 9781844675951
• ISBN10: 1844675955
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-14
• Publisher: VERSO

Summary

At the end of the English Civil War, Gerrard Winstanley and his comrades, known as Diggers, went to St. George's Hill, to farm the common land and to distribute the food for free amongst themselves. Winstanley's extraordinary writings from this period have remained a huge influence for many on the Left and are cited as some of the earliest examples of communist thought. Legendary voice of the Left Tony Benn examines Winstanley's work and argues that, as we face an ever greater enclosure of the commons, he can still inspire us to turn our world upside down. Revolutions : classic revolutionary writings set ablaze by today's radical writers.This essential series features classic texts by key figures who took center stage during a period of insurrection. Each book is introduced by a major contemporary radical writer who shows how these incendiary words still have the power to inspire, to provoke and maybe to ignite new revolutions.

Author Biography

Legendary voice of the Left Tony Benn examines Winstanley's work and argues that, as we face an ever greater enclosure of the commons, he can still inspire us to turn our world upside down.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. xxi
Suggested Further Reading	p. xxv
A Note on the Texts	p. xxvii
The True Levellers Standard Advanced	p. 1
A Declaration from the Poor oppressed People of England	p. 27
A Letter to The Lord Fairfax, and His Councell of War	p. 39
A Watch-Word to The City of London, and the Armie	p. 57
A New-yeers Gift for the Parliament and Armie	p. 85
A Vindication of Those Whose endeavours is only to make the Earth a common treasury, called Diggers	p. 137
An Appeale to all Englishmen	p. 145
A Letter Taken at Wellinborough	p. 157
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