Adresse de Guillaume-Thomas Raynal, remise par lui-même à M. le Président, le 31 mai 1791, et lue à l'Assemblée, le même jour
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Raynal's letter, delivered to the president of the National Assembly of France and published on May 31st, 1791, ignited a strong controversy on its publication. Its sentiments appeared to contemporary public opinion to be radically opposed to those of the author of the 'History of the Two Indies' (1770/1780), which had contributed to his celebrity, making him a "True apostle of liberty" and one of the "Fathers of the French Revolution".
For more on this, see Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink, ed., 'L’Adresse à l’Assemblée Nationale (31 mai 1791) de Guillaume-Thomas Raynal. Positions, polémiques, répercussions. Textes présentés et annotés par Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink' (2015).