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Thomas Common (1850–1919) was a translator and critic, who translated several books by Friedrich Nietzsche into English. There is little information about him biographically, though indications are that he was a very well-educated and literate scholar. He lived in the area of Corstorphine, Scotland which is now a suburb of Edinburgh.

He was a contributor to the egoist journal, The Eagle and The Serpent (1898). In the mid-1890s, he joined a project led by Alexander Tille to produce a complete English edition of Nietzsche's work. Common translated several of them, including a version of Thus Spake Zarathustra published in 1909.

In 1901 he published a book called Nietzsche as Critic, Philosopher, Poet and Prophet, which was extremely enthusiasti
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Thus Spake Zarathustra

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Beyond Good and Evil: Prelu...

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4.03 avg rating — 114,580 ratings — published 1886 — 2 editions
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The Joyful Wisdom: La Gaya ...

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4.26 avg rating — 20,582 ratings — published 1882 — 58 editions
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Twilight of the Idols

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3.95 avg rating — 14,389 ratings — published 1889 — 49 editions
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Twilight of the Idols and t...

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4.14 avg rating — 9,779 ratings — published 1889 — 67 editions
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The Case of Wagner and Niet...

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3.45 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 1888 — 3 editions
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The Works of Friedrich Niet...

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4.42 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 1887 — 141 editions
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The Case of Wagner/The Twil...

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4.10 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1887 — 45 editions
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The Case of Wagner/The Twil...

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4.04 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1887 — 4 editions
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Classic Philosophy: 7 Books...

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4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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“War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfortunate”
Thomas Common, Thus Spake Zarathustra



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