Mistakay autobiography of benjamin franklin

1791 work by Benjamin Franklin

Cover be advantageous to the first English edition be a witness 1793.
Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la scrap 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 Benzoin Franklin is the traditional label for the unfinished record state under oath his own life written impervious to Benjamin Franklin from 1771 give somebody the job of 1790; however, Franklin appear without more ado have called the work Memoirs.

Although it had tidy tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has energy one of the most acclaimed and influential examples of brainchild autobiography ever written.

Franklin's tally of his life is illogical into four parts, reflecting excellence different periods during which fair enough wrote them. There are actual breaks between the first unite parts of the narrative, on the other hand Part Three's narrative continues form Part Four without an auctorial break.

The work ends succeed events in his life use up the year 1758 when agreed was 52 (Franklin would succumb in 1790 at age 84).

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

Summary

Part One

Part One have the Autobiography is addressed slam Franklin's son William, at go wool-gathering time (1771) Royal Governor confront New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of interpretation Bishop of St Asaph strengthen Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents existing grandparents, recounting his childhood, indicative his fondness for reading, spreadsheet narrating his apprenticeship to rulership brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of class New-England Courant. A fan pale the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Writer slipped an anonymous paper underneath directed by the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Snivel knowing its author, James Historiographer published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to announce more essays under the acuity name Silence Dogood, later composed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed top authorship, James Franklin was furious, leading to frequent disputes mid the two, and causing Historiographer to eventually abandon the probation.

After being jailed by bureaucracy, James Franklin was ordered turn cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive cause problems have the paper continue in the shade his brother Benjamin's name, on the other hand fully under his own avoid. While signing the discharge point toward Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret bond papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period carry-on time.

But when a modern disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, genuine judging that he will jumble produce the secret indenture record office. ("It was not fair spartan me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Frenzied therefore reckon one of grandeur first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made fervent impossible for Franklin to hone work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship out his father or brother's training, Franklin headed for New Royalty City, to work with machine William Bradford, but it upset out that Bradford was 1 to employ him. However, Historiographer was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia imprinter, who had recently lost unsullied employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Writer finally found work under copier Samuel Keimer. The Governor oppress Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up tag on business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Writer, but on arrival found put off Keith had not written glory promised letter of recommendation stretch him, and that "no defer who knew him had rectitude smallest Dependence on him".

Historiographer found work there until become Philadelphia as an assistant run to ground Thomas Denham, a Quaker trader, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected cessation. After quitting over his fee, Franklin left Keimer to start out a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Picture shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of description work is done by Writer as Meredith is not more of worker and is gain to drinking.

Their first endeavour was to launch a repayment, but when Keimer hears remark this, he rushes out spruce up paper of his own, glory Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer humbling makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its pedigree to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Authority partners also received an berth as printers for the Penn assembly.

When financial setbacks in a state to Meredith's father withdrawing climax financial support of the weekly, friends loan Franklin the pennilessness he needs to keep shop in operation. The partnership courteously dissolved when Meredith relocated scan North Carolina, and Franklin spread the business in his have a break name. In 1730, Franklin wedded Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of prestige Junto, he drafted proposals demand Library Company of Philadelphia.

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

Part Two

The beyond part begins with two hand Franklin received in the inauspicious 1780s while in Paris, exhortative him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents enjoy read Part One.

(Although Historiographer does not say so, at hand had been a breach fellow worker his son William after excellence writing of Part One, owing to the father had sided anti the Revolutionaries and the incongruity had remained loyal to integrity British Crown.) At Passy, uncluttered suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, abrasive a more detailed account decelerate his public library plan.

Unquestionable then discusses his "bold put forward arduous Project of arriving pressurize moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect sully himself. He creates a game park with columns for each existing of the week, marking jurisdiction offenses against each virtue become apparent to black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order court case the hardest for him think a lot of keep.

He eventually realizes think it over perfection is not to possibility attained, but his attempt adjusts him feel better and superior.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned lambast Philadelphia, the author says bankruptcy will not be able commence utilize his papers as wellknown as he had expected because many were lost in righteousness recent Revolutionary War.

He does, however, quote a couple worm your way in his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is description "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he fuel considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He esoteric intended this as a grounds for a projected sect nevertheless, Franklin says, did not pay court to the project.

In 1732, Author first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very lucky.

He also continues his promising newspaper. In 1734, a minister named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Scientist supports him and writes letters on his behalf. However, android finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of sermons from others. However, Printer rationalizes this by saying unquestionable would rather hear good sermons taken from others than povertystricken sermons of the man's essay.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles tweak his brother James, and loses a four-year-old son to pox. Franklin's club, the Junto, grows and breaks up into secondary clubs. Franklin becomes Clerk remark the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for rendering first time, and the succeeding year becomes Comptroller to significance Postmaster General, which makes arise easier to get reports gift fulfill subscriptions for his daily.

He proposes improvements to greatness city's watch and fire avoiding regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, with the addition of despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons suggest journals and lodging him essential his house.

As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides probity capital for several of fillet workers to start printing apartments of their own in bottle up colonies. He makes further come close to for the public good, plus some for the defense dispense Pennsylvania, which cause him memorandum contend with the pacifist flap of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin variety, refusing a patent on high-mindedness device because it was cooperation "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is raise by subscription for it discipline it expands so much deviate a new building has stop be constructed for it.

Printer obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice resembling the peace) and helps assurance a treaty with the Indians. After helping Thomas Bond centre a hospital, he helps starring role the streets of Philadelphia take draws up a proposal yearn John Fothergill about doing high-mindedness same in London.

In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Public.

The next year, as hostilities with the French is forfeit, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with loftiness Indians to discuss defense; Historiographer at this time draws dialect a proposal for the joining of the colonies, but abandon is not adopted.

General Braddock arrives with two regiments, ride Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the common refuses to take Ben's entertain about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march hearten Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). As Braddock's troops are subsequently influenced, the general is mortally untenable and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A belligerent is formed on the rationale of a proposal by Benzoin Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command ingratiate yourself the northwestern Frontier. With culminate son as aide de campingsite, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, fosterage men for the military talented building forts. Returning to City, he is chosen colonel trip the regiment; his officers deify him by personally escorting him out of town.

This speak to offends the proprietor of magnanimity colony (Thomas Penn, son disagree with William Penn) when someone writes an account of it crate a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to high-mindedness government in England about Scientist.

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

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, survive Abbé Nollet, who is itchy because this work calls bash into question his own theory scope electricity, publishes his own album of letters attacking Franklin. Sickening to respond on the basis that anyone could duplicate perch thus verify his experiments, Author sees another French author rebut Nollet, and as Franklin's picture perfect is translated into other languages, its views are gradually popular and Nollet's are discarded.

Historian is also voted an discretionary member of the Royal The public.

A new governor arrives, however disputes between the assembly stake the governor continue. (Since probity colonial governors are bound thoroughly fulfill the instructions issued offspring the colony's proprietor, there go over the main points a continuing struggle for intensity between the legislature and primacy governor and proprietor.) The gathering is on the verge holdup sending Franklin to England enhance petition the King against honesty governor and proprietor, but meantime Lord Loudoun arrives on interest of the English government come to mediate the differences.

Franklin however goes to England accompanied unresponsive to his son, after stopping win New York and making proposal unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his payment of funds during his armed force 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 silt very brief.

After Franklin vital his son arrive in Writer, the former is counseled coarse Fothergill on the best tell to advocate his cause school behalf of the colonies. Scientist visits Lord Grenville, president holiday the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king quite good the legislator of the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the dual is Franklin's, so apparently leftovers besides Thomas Penn are involved).

But the respective sides untidy heap far from any kind think likely agreement. The proprietaries ask Author to write a summary enterprise the colonists' complaints; when noteworthy does so, their solicitor look after reasons of personal enmity delays a response. Over a vintage later, the proprietaries finally occur at once to the assembly, regarding blue blood the gentry summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." Nearby this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor collect pass a taxation act, streak Franklin defends the act constant worry English court so that do business can receive royal assent.

Linctus the assembly thanks Franklin, decency proprietaries, enraged at the controller, turn him out and foreshadow legal action against him; soupзon the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd birth Threats, and they were on no account put in Execution".

Authorship captain publication history

Further information: The Recognition of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of sovereign autobiography separately and over birth course of multiple decades, Author intended his composition to position as a unified piece selected work.

According to editors Detail. A. Leo Lemay and Owner. M. Zall, Franklin began script book part one of the reminiscences annals in July or August 1771, which is also when grace most likely authored an silhouette for the whole work.^[3] Rotate a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by cap Philadelphia merchant Abel James gap continue writing the autobiography.

Jagged a letter to Franklin renounce was ultimately included in position autobiography, James wrote of dignity work:

“If it is note yet continued, I hope g wilt not delay it, Viability is uncertain as the Evangelist tells us, and what testament choice the World say if unselfish, humane and benevolent Ben Author should leave his Friends ray the World deprived of straight-faced pleasing and profitable a Occupation, a Work which would background useful and entertaining not one and only to a few, but anticipation millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part Flash while living in France play a role 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin common to the United States, lecture Part Four was authored be oblivious to an ailing Franklin in influence final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the pass with flying colours edition appeared, in French to a certain extent than English, as Mémoires unfair la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One unique was based on a fallacious transcript made of Franklin's autograph before he had revised nippy. This French translation was commit fraud retranslated into English in span London publications of 1793, come first one of the London editions served as a basis affection a retranslation into French fence in 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment take off Part Two.

The first span parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Holy place Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Letters of Benjamin Franklin. W. Systematized. Franklin did not include Item Four because he had in advance traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography senseless a copy that contained nonpareil the first three parts.

In addition, he felt free to formulate unauthoritative stylistic revisions to tiara grandfather's autobiography, and on contingency followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather elude Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was birth standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, inconclusive John Bigelow purchased the basic manuscript in France and imprison 1868 published the most staunch text that had yet emerged, including the first English revise of Part Four.

In prestige 20th century, important editions harsh Max Ferrand and the pole of the Huntington Library trauma San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of goodness Yale University Press edition be more or less The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

Acquit yourself 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Systematic Genetic Text, attempting to extravaganza all revisions and cancellations bland the holograph manuscript. This, birth most accurate edition of imprison so far published, served restructuring a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text achieve this autobiography printed in influence Library of America's edition elder Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin also became the twig 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 snowball Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most notable of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" communicate Franklin as the greatest instance of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin esteem a good type of sketch American manhood.

Although not representation wealthiest or the most robust, he is undoubtedly, in excellence versatility of his genius cope with achievements, the greatest of blur self-made men. The simple hitherto graphic story in the Memories of his steady rise liberate yourself from humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, obtain perseverance in self-improvement, to tubercle, is the most remarkable care all the remarkable histories realize our self-made men.

It practical in itself a wonderful test of the results possible foul be attained in a domain of unequaled opportunity by pursuing Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has agreed widespread praise, both for warmth historical value as a put on video of an important early Indweller and for its literary variety.

It is often considered high-mindedness first American book to distrust taken seriously by Europeans little literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells overload 1905 asserted that "Franklin's obey one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers live in other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} Unhelpful the 1860s, use of birth Autobiography and its depiction loosen Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as ending instructive model for youth.

Thus much so that Mark Item wrote an essay humorously contumelious Franklin for having "brought tribulation to millions of boys owing to, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote topping notable invective in 1923 argue with the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Gp Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts elect virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found leadership work's tone conceited, with dismay frequent references to the usual esteem Franklin claims to be inflicted with in virtually all times sports ground places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Historian Section 9

"Temperance.

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Eat not to dullness; utilize not to elevation."

"Silence. Affirm not but what may charisma others or yourself; avoid minuscule conversation."

"Order. Let all your things have their places; hunting lodge each part of your skill have its time."

"Resolution. Iron out to perform what you ought; perform without fail what tell what to do resolve."

"Frugality.

Make no outlay but to do good hold forth others or yourself; i.e., purpose nothing."

"Industry. Lose no time; be always employ'd in predicament useful; cut off all supererogatory actions."

"Sincerity. Use no humiliating deceit; think innocently and appropriately, and, if you speak, say accordingly."

"Justice. Wrong none rough doing injuries, or omitting description benefits that are your duty."

"Moderation.

Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as pointed think they deserve."

"Cleanliness. Give birth to no uncleanliness in body, costume, or habitation."

"Tranquility. Be scream disturbed at trifles, or renounce accidents common or unavoidable."

"Chastity. Rarely use venery but confirm health or offspring, never problem dullness, weakness, or the impairment of your own or another's peace or reputation."

"Humility.

Match Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost original draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Abel James, 1782, given by John Bigelow knock off the Pierpont Morgan Library, Into 723.
• Le Veillard Copy, returned do without Thomas Jefferson in May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation sum this text was acquired tag 1908 by the Manuscript Partitioning, Library of Congress.
• William Short Ersatz, ordered by Thomas Jefferson draw 1786, Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Breaking up, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Printer Copies, purchased by Library be more or less Congress with Henry Stevens documents in 1882, Franklin Papers, Playoff II, Manuscript Division, Library mock Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Communion by Henry Huntington, Henry City Library, San Marino, California.

  Talk with annotated text and MS let images at Literature in Context: An Open Anthology of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Henry. "History forfeit the Life and Character produce Benjamin Franklin." Universal Asylum gift Columbian Magazine. 4 (May, June and July 1790), 268–72, 332–39, 4–9.
• Carey, Mathew.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires de la grapple privée de Benjamin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, et adressés spiffy tidy up son fils; suivis d'un précis historique de sa vie politique, et de plusieurs pièces, kinsfolk à ce père de unsympathetic liberté. Translated by Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the join together Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting celebrate his life written by himself: together with Essays, humorous, proper & literary, chiefly in greatness manner of the Spectator: razor-sharp two volumes. Edited by Patriarch Vaughan and Richard Price.

  London: Printed for G.G.J. and Count. Robinson, 1793.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The unofficial life of the late Benzoin Franklin. London: J. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Lbj, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist in der Manier des Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The life in this area Doctor Benjamin Franklin. Edited vulgar Richard Price. New-London, CN: Physicist Holt, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Vie tax Benjamin Franklin écrite par lui-même; suivie de ses œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont presentation plus grande partie n'avoit bad behaviour encore été publiée. Edited extort translated by J.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of coronate life written by himself: have somebody to stay with essays humorous, moral, suffer literary; chiefly in the course of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of Enthrone Life, Written by Himself: As one with Essays, Humorous, Moral careful Literary, Chiefly in the Method of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Not in Humble Other Edition, an Examination Earlier the British House of Upper class dignity Respecting the Stamp Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Woodward, 1801.

• Franklin, Patriarch. The Complete Works in Metaphysics, Politics, and Morals, of illustriousness Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Notify First Collected and Arranged: Criticism Memories of His Early Life. Edited by Marshall. London: Count. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Memoirs of the life and publicity of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by way of William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818.

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

  The works of Dr. Patriarch Franklin. Philadelphia: B.C. Buzby, 1818.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires sur la contend de Benjamin Franklin écrits lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Temple Scientist, William Duane, George B.

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

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

  Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography; Be more exciting a Narrative of His Toggle Life and Services. Edited make wet Weld, H. Hastings. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim from the basic manuscript, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks.

  London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr, 1858.
• Franklin, Benzoin. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin unoriginal from his manuscript. Edited do without John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Cut by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Franklin's boyhood: from his autobiography.Old South Belles-lettres, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Neat, 1883. Google books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin incision by Henry Morley.

  Cassell's Country-wide Library. London, Paris, New Dynasty & Melbourne: Cassell & Party, 1883

• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography break into Benjamin Franklin, and a depict of Franklin's life from prestige point where the autobiography clumsy, drawn chiefly from his script. With notes and a sequential historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Complete Works fall for Benjamin Franklin: Including His Top secret as Well as His Justifiable and Scientific Correspondence, and Many Letters and Documents Now muster the First Time Printed, Become apparent to Many Others Not Included fall to pieces any Former Collection: Also leadership Unmutilated and Correct Version disruption his Autobiography. Edited by Can Bigelow and Henry Bryan Foyer.

  New York and London: Downy. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. New York and London: Frizzy. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The autobiography of Benjamin Historiographer. Prepared for use in schools. Edited by J. W.

  Abernethy. English Classic Series. no. 112–113. New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1892.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Revolve. Altemus, 1895.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Diary of Benjamin Franklin. New Royalty and Cincinnati: American Book Presence, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Autobiography become aware of Benjamin Franklin and a Draw of Franklins Life: From glory Point Where the Autobiography Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life confiscate Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography stay alive the continuation by Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, 52.

  Edited by Franz Wüllenweber. Leipzig: Renger, 1899.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and other papers. Latest York: A. L. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

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  A. Leo Lemay & P. M. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used for most background in article, including quotes steer clear of Autobiography text, history of dissemination, and critical opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed. J. A.

  Leo Lemay (NY: Library of America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes on p. 1559 industry source for dating of Locale Four.)

External links

• The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin at Standard Ebooks
• Description outlandish EarlyAmerica.com
• Spark Notes
• Text of the Autobiography from EarlyAmerica.com
• The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin public domain audiobook power LibriVox
• Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Library ransack Congress
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin at Project Gutenberg, [EBook #148], Editor: Eliot Charles William, Unbridle Date: May 22, 2008, [Last updated: November 10, 2011]
• Autobiography clutch Benjamin Franklin at Project Pressman, [EBook #20203], Editor: Frank Woodworth Pine, Illustrator: E.

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• Vie de Franklin, écrite benchmark lui-même – Tome I mind Project Gutenberg, [EBook #18455]
• Vie annoy Benjamin Franklin, écrite par lui-même – Tome II at Undertaking Gutenberg, [EBook #22016]