The Necessity of Atheism
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"The Necessity of Atheism" is an essay on atheism by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, printed in 1811 by Charles and William Phillips in Worthing while Shelley was a student at Universi
1811 title page. Worthing: C. and W. Phillips.
A page from the 1811 Worthing printing. Bodleian Library.
A page from the 1811 Worthing printing. Bodleian Library.
Percy Bysshe Shelley by Alfred Clint
Thomas Jefferson Hogg
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Thomas Jefferson Hogg was a British barrister and writer best known for his friendship with the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hogg was raised in County Durham, but spent most of his life in Lond
The Necessity of Atheism
…for authorities to effect his being rusticated for contumacy along with his refusing to deny authorship, together with his friend and fellow student, Thomas Jefferson Hogg. A revised and expanded version of the text was included as one of the notes to Shelley's poem Queen Mab in 1813, and some reprints with the title The…
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Portrait of Jane Williams, 1822