The autobiography and selected writings of Benjamin Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography & Selected Writings

Benjamin, Franklin

Biographies & Memoirs

Harcourt College Pub.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library)

Reference

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

It takes a very inclusive anthology to encompass the protean personality and range of interests of Benjamin Franklin, but The Portable Benjamin Franklin succeeds as no collection has. In addition to the complete Autobiography, the volume contains about 100 of Franklin’s major writings—essays, journalism, letters, political tracts, scientific observations, proposals for the improvement of civic and personal life, literary bagatelles, and private musings. The selections are reprinted in their entirety and organized chronologically within six sections that represent the full range of Franklin’s temperament. The result is a zestful read for Franklin scholars and anyone wanting to know and enjoy this American icon. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Portable Benjamin Franklin (Penguin Classics)

Historical

Penguin Publishing Group

Excerpt from Poor Richard's AlmanackOpposite historic Old South Church in Boston, on January 6, 1706, was born Benjamin Franklin.Benjamin was the fifteenth child of Josiah Franklin, whose occupation was that of tallow-chandler or candle-maker. Business was not prosperous, and the Franklin family was reared in very hum ble circumstances.As a child, Benjamin hungered for books and knowledge. During the two years that his father was able to send him to school, he showed remarkable aptitude and industry, and rapidly outdistanced his fellow pupils.The first book which Franklin read was Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. By trad ing and borrowing, he managed to secure other volumes. His passion for reading was so intense that he attracted the at tention of a kind-hearted Boston mer chant, who gave the boy access to his well-stocked library. Franklin read only books which could add to his education, and read them with a thoroughness that extracted every bit of useful knowledge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Poor Richard's Almanack: Selections From the Apothegms and Proverbs, With a Brief Sketch of the Life of Benjamin Franklin (Classic Reprint)

Self-Help

Motivational

Forgotten Books

Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850: As Written by Benjamin Franklin, for the Years 1733, 1734, 1735 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850: As Written by Benjamin Franklin, for the Years 1733, 1734, 1735 It would be a curious thing, were it possible, to trace the inﬂuence of the sound common sense - the homely wisdom, of the frugal maxims of poor richard upon the easly inhabitants of these States. Running along down the carefully-scanned weather-columns' of the Almanac, and intermingling with Apogee,' Expect much min about these days,' and the like, came unexp'ectedly upon the reader, these lessons of wisdom sinking 'directly into the mind or the heart, remaining there indelibly, and associated, perhaps, in the minds of thousands, with the very days of the month along which they ran, and the especial seasons when the Almanac was consulted. Who can tell how many thou sands have been brought to a keen sense and appreciation of the necessity of personal exertion in the little couplet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

History

Americas

Excerpt from Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America Handing on wax, as otherwife. And on the touch of the wire (or of the gun-barrel, which is the fame thing) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America (Classic Reprint)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

An eminent Franklin scholar introduces us to the gregarious founding father who would be a welcome guest at any dinner table This engaging book reveals Benjamin Franklin’s human side—his tastes and habits, his enthusiasms, and his devotion to democracy and the people of the United States. Three hundred years after his birth, we may remember Franklin’s famous Autobiography, or his status as framer of the Declaration of Independence and the peace with Great Britain, or his experiments in electricity, or perhaps his sage advice on diligence and thrift. But historian Edmund S. Morgan invites us to meet the man himself, a sociable, good-natured, and extraordinary human being with boundless curiosity about the natural world and a vision of what America could be. Drawing on lifelong research in the vast Franklin archives, Morgan assembles both famous and lesser-known writings that offer insights into this founding father’s thinking. The book is organized around four major themes, each with an introduction. The first section includes journal excerpts and letters revealing Franklin’s personal tastes and habits. The second is devoted to Franklin’s inexhaustible intellectual energy and his scientific discoveries. The third and fourth chronicle his devotion to serving the people who became the United States both before and after the Revolution and to advancing his democratic vision of their future. Franklin’s humanity and genius have never seemed more real than in the pages of this appealing anthology.

Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin Franklin

Yale University Press

Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin on Marriage5 Because in every Animal that walks up right, the Deficiency of the &#64258;uids that fill \the Muscles appears first in the highest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Benjamin Franklin on Marriage (Classic Reprint)

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Poor Richard's Almanack

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Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography & Selected Writings

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library)

The Portable Benjamin Franklin (Penguin Classics)

Poor Richard's Almanack: Selections From the Apothegms and Proverbs, With a Brief Sketch of the Life of Benjamin Franklin (Classic Reprint)

Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850: As Written by Benjamin Franklin, for the Years 1733, 1734, 1735 (Classic Reprint)

Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America (Classic Reprint)

Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin Franklin

Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850: As Written by Benjamin Franklin, for the Years 1733, 1734, 1735 (Classic Reprint)

Benjamin Franklin on Marriage (Classic Reprint)

Poor Richard's Almanack