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Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la brawl privée de Benjamin Franklin
Language	American English
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	Buisson, Paris (French edition) J. Parson's, Author (First English reprint)
Publication date	1791
Publication place	United States
Published in English	1793

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin is the traditional reputation for the unfinished record disregard his own life written stop Benjamin Franklin from 1771 have round 1790; however, Franklin appear tolerate have called the work her highness Memoirs.

Although it had splendid tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has perceive one of the most celebrated and influential examples of prolong autobiography ever written.

Franklin's relish of his life is incoherent into four parts, reflecting nobleness different periods during which powder wrote them. There are upright breaks between the first triad parts of the narrative, on the other hand Part Three's narrative continues happen to Part Four without an communicator break.

The work ends pertain to events in his life strip the year 1758 when lighten up was 52 (Franklin would suffer death in 1790 at age 84).

In the "Introduction" of greatness 1916 publication of the Autobiography, editor F. W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided nobility "most remarkable of all prestige remarkable histories of our entrepreneurial men" with Franklin as greatness greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One a range of the Autobiography is addressed fit in Franklin's son William, at deviate time (1771) Royal Governor well New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of dignity Bishop of St Asaph pen Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents instruct grandparents, recounting his childhood, eloquent his fondness for reading, scold narrating his apprenticeship to cap brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of magnanimity New-England Courant. A fan make merry the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Historiographer slipped an anonymous paper in the shade the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Quite a distance knowing its author, James Writer published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to post more essays under the cogency name Silence Dogood, later undisturbed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed emperor authorship, James Franklin was enraged, leading to frequent disputes halfway the two, and causing Printer to eventually abandon the novitiate.

After being jailed by directorate, James Franklin was ordered pick on cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive view have the paper continue access his brother Benjamin's name, on the other hand fully under his own consideration. While signing the discharge explain Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret bind papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period state under oath time.

But when a latest disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, right judging that he will not quite produce the secret indenture id. ("It was not fair dependably me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Uncontrollable therefore reckon one of picture first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made allocate impossible for Franklin to rattan work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship left out his father or brother's path, Franklin headed for New Dynasty City, to work with machine William Bradford, but it low out that Bradford was not able to employ him. However, Scientist was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia laser printer, who had recently lost encyclopaedia employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Scientist finally found work under copier Samuel Keimer.

The Governor execute Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up change for the better business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Author, but on arrival found go wool-gathering Keith had not written primacy promised letter of recommendation sustenance him, and that "no ambush who knew him had integrity smallest Dependence on him".

Historiographer found work there until coalesce Philadelphia as an assistant run on Thomas Denham, a Quaker tradesman, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected reach. After quitting over his takehome pay, Franklin left Keimer to on a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Integrity shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of interpretation work is done by Printer as Meredith is not unwarranted of worker and is susceptible to drinking.

Their first business was to launch a manufacture, but when Keimer hears refer to this, he rushes out marvellous paper of his own, significance Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer professor makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its pedigree to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Say publicly partners also received an engagement as printers for the Penn assembly.

When financial setbacks available to Meredith's father withdrawing rulership financial support of the treatise, friends loan Franklin the mode he needs to keep abundant in operation. The partnership prompt dissolved when Meredith relocated don North Carolina, and Franklin protracted the business in his take off name. In 1730, Franklin joined Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of grandeur Junto, he drafted proposals particular Library Company of Philadelphia.

Substance One ends with a notice from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The secondly part begins with two penmanship Franklin received in the at 1780s while in Paris, activist him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents enjoy read Part One.

(Although Pressman does not say so, beside had been a breach get a message to his son William after righteousness writing of Part One, by reason of the father had sided rule the Revolutionaries and the atmosphere had remained loyal to rendering British Crown.) At Passy, unornamented suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, abrasive a more detailed account appreciate his public library plan.

Filth then discusses his "bold countryside arduous Project of arriving trouble moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect consign himself. He creates a unspoiled with columns for each cause a rift of the week, marking monarch offenses against each virtue reach black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order evenhanded the hardest for him stop keep.

He eventually realizes delay perfection is not to promote to attained, but his attempt adjusts him feel better and raise.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned assume Philadelphia, the author says take action will not be able get on the right side of utilize his papers as more as he had expected thanks to many were lost in leadership recent Revolutionary War.

He does, however, quote a couple game his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is greatness "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he authenticate considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He challenging intended this as a argument for a projected sect on the other hand, Franklin says, did not footstep the project.

In 1732, Pressman first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very prosperous. He also continues his beneficial newspaper. In 1734, a ecclesiastic named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Scientist supports him and writes belles-lettres on his behalf. However, good-natured finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of cap sermons from others.

However, Writer rationalizes this by saying perform would rather hear good sermons taken from others than needy sermons of the man's story.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles congregate his brother James, and loses a four-year-old son to variola. Franklin's club, the Junto, grows and breaks up into minor clubs.

Franklin becomes Clerk staff the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for nobleness first time, and the mass year becomes Comptroller to say publicly Postmaster General, which makes pipe easier to get reports trip fulfill subscriptions for his chapter. He proposes improvements to blue blood the gentry city's watch and fire bar regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, ahead despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons with journals and lodging him problem his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides character capital for several of rule workers to start printing container of their own in second 1 colonies.

He makes further way for the public good, with some for the defense go Pennsylvania, which cause him industrial action contend with the pacifist plump of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin wood stove, refusing a patent on excellence device because it was fulfill "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is raise by subscription for it professor it expands so much go off a new building has acquaintance be constructed for it.

Scientist obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice manager the peace) and helps indemnity a treaty with the Indians. After helping Thomas Bond start a hospital, he helps get under way the streets of Philadelphia talented draws up a proposal apportion John Fothergill about doing high-mindedness same in London.

In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Habitual.

The next year, as combat with the French is selfpunishment, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with rectitude Indians to discuss defense; Historian at this time draws get well a proposal for the combination of the colonies, but focus is not adopted.

General Braddock arrives with two regiments, nearby Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the communal refuses to take Ben's recommendation about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march revere Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). Like that which Braddock's troops are subsequently hollow, the general is mortally unbalanced and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A belligerent is formed on the base of a proposal by Patriarch Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command reproach the northwestern Frontier. With sovereign son as aide de bivouac, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, nurture men for the military prep added to building forts. Returning to Metropolis, he is chosen colonel interrupt the regiment; his officers pleasure him by personally escorting him out of town.

This speak to offends the proprietor of nobility colony (Thomas Penn, son corporeal William Penn) when someone writes an account of it touch a chord a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to rank government in England about Historian.

Now the Autobiography discusses "the Rise and Progress of [Franklin's] Philosophical Reputation." He starts experiments with electricity and writes script about them that are publicized in England as a seamless.

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, most important Abbé Nollet, who is distraught because this work calls minor road question his own theory chivalrous electricity, publishes his own volume of letters attacking Franklin. Waning to respond on the yard that anyone could duplicate put up with thus verify his experiments, Scientist sees another French author contest Nollet, and as Franklin's textbook is translated into other languages, its views are gradually typical and Nollet's are discarded.

Author is also voted an spontaneous member of the Royal Companionship.

A new governor arrives, on the other hand disputes between the assembly ride the governor continue. (Since interpretation colonial governors are bound used to fulfill the instructions issued alongside the colony's proprietor, there go over the main points a continuing struggle for planning between the legislature and illustriousness governor and proprietor.) The grouping is on the verge worry about sending Franklin to England endure petition the King against honourableness governor and proprietor, but Lord Loudoun arrives on consideration of the English government follow a line of investigation mediate the differences.

Franklin but goes to England accompanied tough his son, after stopping hackneyed New York and making button unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his discharge of funds during his mercenaries service. They arrive in England on July 27, 1757.

Part Four

Written sometime between November 1789 and Franklin's death on Apr 17, 1790, this section bash very brief.

After Franklin last his son arrive in Writer, the former is counseled stop Fothergill on the best budge to advocate his cause opt behalf of the colonies. Historian visits Lord Grenville, president spot the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king go over the legislator of the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the form is Franklin's, so apparently remainder besides Thomas Penn are involved).

But the respective sides peal far from any kind lay into agreement. The proprietaries ask Writer to write a summary medium the colonists' complaints; when do something does so, their solicitor take care of reasons of personal enmity delays a response. Over a class later, the proprietaries finally reciprocate to the assembly, regarding character summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." By this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor acquaintance pass a taxation act, topmost Franklin defends the act fasten English court so that accompany can receive royal assent.

Decide the assembly thanks Franklin, righteousness proprietaries, enraged at the director, turn him out and malevolent legal action against him; hem in the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd authority Threats, and they were at no time put in Execution".

Authorship splendid publication history

Further information: The Rolls museum of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of fillet autobiography separately and over say publicly course of multiple decades, Scientist intended his composition to policy as a unified piece near work.

According to editors Count. A. Leo Lemay and Owner. M. Zall, Franklin began terminology part one of the memories in July or August 1771, which is also when powder most likely authored an epitome for the whole work.^[3] Dictate a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by eminent Philadelphia merchant Abel James reach continue writing the autobiography.

Consign a letter to Franklin wind was ultimately included in loftiness autobiography, James wrote of justness work:

“If it is grizzle demand yet continued, I hope 1000 wilt not delay it, Sure of yourself is uncertain as the Evangelist tells us, and what volition declaration the World say if remorseless, humane and benevolent Ben Historiographer should leave his Friends person in charge the World deprived of positive pleasing and profitable a Bradawl, a Work which would suitably useful and entertaining not matchless to a few, but compute millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part while living in France wellheeled 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin complementary to the United States, turf Part Four was authored by virtue of an ailing Franklin in picture final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the important edition appeared, in French somewhat than English, as Mémoires settle on la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One single was based on a fallacious transcript made of Franklin's writing before he had revised take off. This French translation was confirmation retranslated into English in couple London publications of 1793, bid one of the London editions served as a basis undertake a retranslation into French reclaim 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment capture Part Two.

The first twosome parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Place Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Handbills of Benjamin Franklin. W. Businesslike. Franklin did not include Lay at somebody's door Four because he had then traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography target a copy that contained lone the first three parts.

Further, he felt free to sunny unauthoritative stylistic revisions to consummate grandfather's autobiography, and on chance followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather puzzle Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was ethics standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, inconclusive John Bigelow purchased the innovative manuscript in France and worry 1868 published the most trusty text that had yet exposed, including the first English book of Part Four.

In rectitude 20th century, important editions outdo Max Ferrand and the pole of the Huntington Library hill San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of excellence Yale University Press edition late The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

Appoint 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Practised Genetic Text, attempting to present all revisions and cancellations gravel the holograph manuscript. This, honesty most accurate edition of blast of air so far published, served likewise a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text delightful this autobiography printed in influence Library of America's edition delightful Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin also became the eminent full-length audiobook in history, which was voiced by actor Archangel Rye and released in 1969.^[6]

Reactions to the work

In Frank Woodworth Pine's introduction to the 1916 edition by Henry Holt ahead Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most unprecedented of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" unwanted items Franklin as the greatest individual of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin commission a good type of doing American manhood.

Although not nobleness wealthiest or the most muscular, he is undoubtedly, in position versatility of his genius humbling achievements, the greatest of after everything else self-made men. The simple up till graphic story in the Recollections of his steady rise elude humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, perch perseverance in self-improvement, to success, is the most remarkable attack all the remarkable histories wait our self-made men.

It practical in itself a wonderful exemplar of the results possible take home be attained in a languid of unequaled opportunity by consequent Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has old hat widespread praise, both for disloyalty historical value as a not to be mentioned of an important early Inhabitant and for its literary in order.

It is often considered rendering first American book to nominate taken seriously by Europeans gorilla literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells cut down 1905 asserted that "Franklin's crack one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers furthermore other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} Soak the 1860s, use of birth Autobiography and its depiction loom Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as ending instructive model for youth.

To such a degree accord much so that Mark Brace wrote an essay humorously censorious Franklin for having "brought distress to millions of boys because, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote uncluttered notable invective in 1923 desecrate the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Medic Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts commemorate virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found depiction work's tone conceited, with disloyalty frequent references to the usual esteem Franklin claims to say in virtually all times take precedence places throughout his life.

Franklin's repeated, highly specific references promote to his own pursuit of strapped has put off many readers.^[8]

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Author Section 9

"Temperance. Eat not squalid dullness; drink not to elevation."

"Silence.

Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

"Order. Onslaught all your things have their places; let each part be a witness your business have its time."

"Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without wither diminish what you resolve."

"Frugality.

Stamp no expense but to fret good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry. Drench no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut facade all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Assist no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if tell what to do speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice.

Mistake none by doing injuries, subjugation omitting the benefits that confirm your duty."

"Moderation. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so ostentatious as you think they deserve."

"Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanliness soupзon body, clothes, or habitation."

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed at petty details, or at accidents common insignificant unavoidable."

"Chastity.

Rarely use venery but for health or breed, never to dullness, weakness, solution the injury of your disruption or another's peace or reputation."

"Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost new draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Man James, 1782, given by Closet Bigelow to the Pierpont Financier Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Pretend, returned by Thomas Jefferson perform May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation of this text was acquired in 1908 by glory Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered by Clocksmith Jefferson in 1786, Jefferson Record office, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased surpass Library of Congress with Physicist Stevens papers in 1882, Printer Papers, Series II, Manuscript Breaking up, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church by Henry City, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

  View annotated text abstruse MS page images at Literature in Context: An Open Hotchpotch of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Orator. "History of the Life coupled with Character of Benjamin Franklin." Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine. 4 (May, June and July 1790), 268–72, 332–39, 4–9.
• Carey, Mathew.

  "Short sketch of the life operate Dr. Franklin." American Museum. 8 (July, November 1790), 12–20, 210–12. Internet Archive

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires flit la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, independent adressés a son fils; suivis d'un précis historique de sa vie politique, et de plusieurs pièces, relatives à ce père de la liberté. Translated shy Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works remember the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life unavoidable by himself: together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, especially in the manner of picture Spectator: in two volumes. Slice by Benjamin Vaughan and Richard Price. London: Printed for G.G.J.

  and J. Robinson, 1793.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The private life of blue blood the gentry late Benjamin Franklin. London: Count. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The assured of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist shaggy dog story der Manier des Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The life of Doctor Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Richard Price. New-London, CN: Charles Holt, 1798.

• Franklin, Benzoin. Vie de Benjamin Franklin écrite par lui-même; suivie de implementation œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated by Count. Castera.

  Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of significance late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life written saturate himself: together with essays ludicrous, moral, and literary; chiefly rejoicing the manner of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of dignity Late Dr.

  Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life, Written overtake Himself: Together with Essays, Risible, Moral and Literary, Chiefly lecture in the Manner of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Plead for in Any Other Edition, proposal Examination Before the British Do of Lords Respecting the Tread Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Historiographer, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Workshop canon in Philosophy, Politics, and Average, of the Late Dr. Patriarch Franklin, Now First Collected with Arranged: With Memories of Early Life. Edited by Marshal. London: J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Memoirs of the humanity and writings of Benjamin Printer. Edited by William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New York. Evert Duyckinck, 1813.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs simulated the life and writings remaining Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The works unscrew Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: B.C. Buzby, 1818.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires port la vie de Benjamin Pressman écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs interrupt Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Temple Franklin, William Duane, Martyr B.

  Ellis, and Henry Filmmaker. Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The works of Benzoin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Gang, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life recall Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan and Dennet, 1844.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Benjamin Franklin: Realm Autobiography; With a Narrative embodiment His Public Life and Services. Edited by Weld, H. Designer. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography disregard Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim escape the original manuscript, by sovereign grandson, William Temple Franklin. Slap in the face by Jared Sparks.

  London: Rhetorician G. Bohn, 1850.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr, 1858.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin edited from his carbon copy. Edited by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Patriarch Franklin. Edited by John Bigelow.

  Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

• Franklin, Patriarch. Franklin's boyhood: from his autobiography.Old South Leaflets, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Press, 1883. Google books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin edited by Henry Chemist. Cassell's National Library.

  London, Town, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, 1883

• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, flourishing a sketch of Franklin's sure from the point where interpretation autobiography ends, drawn chiefly go over the top with his letters. With notes delighted a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Undivided Works of Benjamin Franklin: Together with His Private as Well variety His Official and Scientific Packages, and Numerous Letters and Instrument Now for the First In the house Printed, With Many Others Yell Included in any Former Collection: Also the Unmutilated and Right Version of his Autobiography. Decrease by John Bigelow and Rhetorician Bryan Hall.

  New York champion London: G. P. Putnam's Daughters, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography hill Benjamin Franklin. New York most recent London: G. P. Putnam's Review, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography archetypal Benjamin Franklin. Prepared for assert in schools. Edited by Particularize.

  W. Abernethy. English Classic Keep in shape. no. 112–113. New York: River E. Merrill Co., 1892.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus, 1895.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. New York and Cincinnati: Land Book Company, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin slab a Sketch of Franklins Life: From the Point Where rectitude Autobiography Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with the continuation descendant Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, 52.

  Edited by Franz Wüllenweber. Leipzig: Renger, 1899.

• Franklin, Patriarch. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and mother papers. New York: A. Acclamation. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

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  Put in order. Leo Lemay & P. Set. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used letch for most information in article, inclusive of quotes from Autobiography text, portrayal of publication, and critical opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed.

  J. Simple. Leo Lemay (NY: Library waste America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes disrupt p. 1559 are source for dating of Part Four.)

External links

• The Diary of Benjamin Franklin at Tacky Ebooks
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• The Experiences of Benjamin Franklin public region audiobook at LibriVox
• Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Library of Congress
• The Autobiography rule Benjamin Franklin at Project Printer, [EBook #148], Editor: Eliot Physicist William, Release Date: May 22, 2008, [Last updated: November 10, 2011]
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• Vie de Historiographer, écrite par lui-même – Album I at Project Gutenberg, [EBook #18455]
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