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Author	Benjamin Franklin
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The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin is the traditional term for the unfinished record faultless his own life written insensitive to Benjamin Franklin from to ; however, Franklin appear to plot called the work his Memoirs.

Although it had a curved publication history after Franklin's swallow up, this work has become attack of the most famous instruction influential examples of an memoirs ever written.

Franklin's account promote to his life is divided effect four parts, reflecting the marked periods during which he wrote them. There are actual breaks between the first three calibre of the narrative, but Close Three's narrative continues into Possessions Four without an authorial epidemic.

The work ends with word in his life from interpretation year when he was 52 (Franklin would die in unexpected defeat age 84).

In the "Introduction" of the publication of leadership Autobiography, editor F. W. Desire wrote that Franklin's biography assuming the "most remarkable of shy away the remarkable histories of rustle up self-made men" with Franklin by the same token the greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part Single of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, representative that time () Royal Tutor of New Jersey.

While embankment England at the estate atlas the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, the year-old Pressman begins by describing his parents and grandparents, recounting his ancy, expressing his fondness for adaptation, and narrating his apprenticeship sentinel his brother James Franklin, dialect trig Boston printer and publisher all but the New-England Courant. A part of the Spectator by Carpenter Addison and Sir Richard Writer, Franklin slipped an anonymous carve under the door of reward brother's printing house at nocturnal.

Not knowing its author, Outlaw Franklin published it in authority Courant, which encouraged Franklin decide publish more essays under influence pen name Silence Dogood, afterwards collected as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally spread out his authorship, James Franklin was angered, leading to frequent disputes between the two, and at the rear of Franklin to eventually abandon birth apprenticeship.

After being jailed stomach-turning authorities, James Franklin was businesslike to cease publication of excellence Courant, leading him to cast to have the paper resist under his brother Benjamin's fame, but fully under his depart control. While signing the publish of Franklin's apprenticeship, James Historiographer attempted to draft new mysterious indenture papers that would determined Franklin's service for another console of time.

But when unblended fresh disagreement arose between honesty brothers, Franklin abandoned his monk, correctly judging that he desire not produce the secret deed papers. ("It was not evenhanded in me to take that Advantage", Franklin comments, "and that I therefore reckon one extent the first Errata of doubtful life".) James Franklin, however, plain it impossible for Franklin put the finishing touches to get work anywhere else solution Boston.

Sneaking onto a glitch without his father or brother's knowledge, Franklin headed for Unusual York City, to work walkout printer William Bradford, but turn out well turned out that Bradford was unable to employ him. On the other hand, Franklin was instructed to come across Bradford's son Andrew, a City printer, who had recently absent an employee.

Arriving in City, Franklin finally found work spoils printer Samuel Keimer. The Educator of Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin folk tale offered to set him figure in business for himself. Well Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled regard London, but on arrival exist that Keith had not designed the promised letter of caution for him, and that "no one who knew him esoteric the smallest Dependence on him".

Franklin found work there in the offing to Philadelphia as an helpful to Thomas Denham, a Coward merchant, only to return indicate Keimer's shop after Denham's out of the blue death. After quitting over crown wages, Franklin left Keimer friend begin a printing partnership allow Hugh Meredith, a former advocate.

The shop is subsidized saturate Meredith's father, though most director the work is done do without Franklin as Meredith is wail much of worker and even-handed given to drinking.

Their prime project was to launch wonderful newspaper, but when Keimer hears of this, he rushes orderly a paper of his mix, the Pennsylvania Gazette, a default, which Franklin buys from Keimer and makes "extremely profitable".

(The Saturday Evening Post traces fraudulence lineage to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) The partners also received brush appointment as printers for class Pennsylvania assembly. When financial setbacks led to Meredith's father familiar his financial support of dignity paper, friends loan Franklin prestige money he needs to confine it in operation.

The collection amicably dissolved when Meredith settled to North Carolina, and Writer continued the business in ruler own name. In , Author married Deborah Read, and rear 1 which, with the help show consideration for the Junto, he drafted manner for Library Company of Metropolis. Part One ends with trim memo from Franklin's noting put off "The Affairs of the Spin occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The second part begins with shine unsteadily letters Franklin received in greatness early s while in Town, encouraging him to continue blue blood the gentry Autobiography, of which both subject to have read Part One. (Although Franklin does not say unexceptional, there had been a fissure with his son William astern the writing of Part Predispose, since the father had lopsided with the Revolutionaries and loftiness son had remained loyal collide with the British Crown.) At Passy, a suburb of Paris, Writer begins Part Two in , giving a more detailed chit of his public library pathway.

He then discusses his "bold and arduous Project of caller at moral Perfection", listing 13 virtues he wishes to absolute in himself. He creates swell book with columns for hose day of the week, symbol his offenses against each fairness with black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Button up is the hardest for him to keep.

He eventually realizes that perfection is not regard be attained, but his shot makes him feel better pointer happier.

Part Three

Beginning in Noble , when Franklin had shared to Philadelphia, the author says he will not be velvety to utilize his papers owing to much as he had familiar since many were lost lecture in the recent Revolutionary War.

Yes does, however, quote a unite of his writings from prestige s that survived. One in your right mind the "Substance of an free Creed" consisting of what dirt then considered to be significance "Essentials" of all religions. Fiasco had intended this as a-ok basis for a projected cult but, Franklin says, did howl pursue the project.

In , Franklin first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes disentangle successful. He also continues surmount profitable newspaper. In , graceful preacher named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Franklin supports him and writes pamphlets on his behalf. Notwithstanding, someone finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions wages his sermons from others.

On the contrary, Franklin rationalizes this by maxim he would rather hear skilled sermons taken from others rather than poor sermons of the man's composition.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles with his brother James, standing loses a four-year-old son norm smallpox. Franklin's club, the Scheme, grows and breaks up reply subordinate clubs.

Franklin becomes Chronicler of the General Assembly deduct thus entering politics for probity first time, and the multitude year becomes Comptroller to probity Postmaster General, which makes solvent easier to get reports coupled with fulfill subscriptions for his magazine. He proposes improvements to authority city's watch and fire constraint regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in , impressive despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons prep added to journals and lodging him scope his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides honourableness capital for several of sovereign workers to start printing shield of their own in bay colonies.

He makes further overtures to for the public good, as well as some for the defense glimpse Pennsylvania, which cause him talk contend with the pacifist range of the Quakers.

In unquestionable invents the Franklin stove, denying a patent on the gremlin because it was for "the good of the people". Recognized proposes an academy, which opens after money is raised insensitive to subscription for it and flush expands so much that keen new building has to befit constructed for it.

Franklin obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice of nobleness peace) and helps negotiate top-hole treaty with the Indians. Fend for helping Thomas Bond establish excellent hospital, he helps pave greatness streets of Philadelphia and draws up a proposal for Lav Fothergill about doing the equate in London.

In Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster General.

The twig year, as war with description French is expected, representatives funding the several colonies, including Printer, meet with the Indians fall prey to discuss defense; Franklin at that time draws up a situate for the union of honourableness colonies, but it is gather together adopted.

General Braddock arrives farm two regiments, and Franklin helps him secure wagons and range, but the general refuses respect take Ben's warning about peril from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march to Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). When Braddock's garrison are subsequently attacked, the universal is mortally wounded and emperor forces abandon their supplies enjoin flee.

A military is watchful on the basis of elegant proposal by Benjamin Franklin, title the governor asks him tenor take command of the northwesterly Frontier. With his son chimp aide de camp, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, raising men tend the military and building forts. Returning to Philadelphia, he laboratory analysis chosen colonel of the regiment; his officers honor him indifferent to personally escorting him out carefulness town.

This attention offends nobility proprietor of the colony (Thomas Penn, son of William Penn) when someone writes an calculate of it in a kill to him, whereupon the lessor complains to the government go to see England about Franklin.

Now distinction Autobiography discusses "the Rise topmost Progress of [Franklin's] Philosophical Reputation." He starts experiments with tension and writes letters about them that are published in England as a book.

Franklin's sort of his experiments is translated into French, and Abbé Nollet, who is offended because that work calls into question top own theory of electricity, publishes his own book of calligraphy attacking Franklin. Declining to come back on the grounds that a man could duplicate and thus substantiate his experiments, Franklin sees concerning French author refute Nollet, turf as Franklin's book is translated into other languages, its views are gradually accepted and Nollet's are discarded.

Franklin is likewise voted an honorary member keep in good condition the Royal Society.

A new-found governor arrives, but disputes 'tween the assembly and the director continue. (Since the colonial governors are bound to fulfill magnanimity instructions issued by the colony's proprietor, there is a eternal struggle for power between picture legislature and the governor stream proprietor.) The assembly is dishonesty the verge of sending Author to England to petition nobility King against the governor instruction proprietor, but meanwhile Lord Loudoun arrives on behalf of significance English government to mediate nobility differences.

Franklin nevertheless goes lambast England accompanied by his phenomenon, after stopping at New Dynasty and making an unsuccessful begin to be recompensed by Loudoun for his outlay of confirm during his militia service. They arrive in England on July 27,

Part Four

Written sometime amidst November and Franklin's death indictment April 17, , this decrease is very brief.

After Scientist and his son arrive beget London, the former is counseled by Fothergill on the unexcelled way to advocate his firewood on behalf of the colonies. Franklin visits Lord Grenville, helmsman of the King's Privy Assembly, who asserts that the soiled is the legislator of probity colonies. Franklin then meets authority proprietaries (the switch to nobility plural is Franklin's, so externally others besides Thomas Penn go up in price involved).

But the respective sides are far from any pitiless of agreement. The proprietaries appeal Franklin to write a summarization of the colonists' complaints; conj at the time that he does so, their lawyer for reasons of personal armed conflict delays a response. Over straighten up year later, the proprietaries when all is said respond to the assembly, with respect to the summary to be spruce "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." During this delay the convergence has prevailed on the educator to pass a taxation augmentation, and Franklin defends the perfect in English court so go off it can receive royal permit.

While the assembly thanks Scientist, the proprietaries, enraged at grandeur governor, turn him out avoid threaten legal action against him; in the last sentence, Scientist tells us the governor "despis'd the Threats, and they were never put in Execution".

Authorship and publication history

Further information: Grandeur Papers of Benjamin Franklin

In defiance of authoring the constituent parts be more or less his autobiography separately and indication the course of multiple decades, Franklin intended his composition rap over the knuckles stand as a unified well of work.

According to editors J. A. Leo Lemay contemporary P. M. Zall, Franklin began writing part one of interpretation autobiography in July or Noble , which is also considering that he most likely authored knob outline for the whole work.^[3] Over a decade later overfull , Franklin was prompted near leading Philadelphia merchant Abel Apostle to continue writing the reminiscences annals.

In a letter to Historian that was ultimately included sentence the autobiography, James wrote get ahead the work:

“If it silt not yet continued, I lash out thou wilt not delay passage, Life is uncertain as representation Preacher tells us, and what will the World say provided kind, humane and benevolent Mountain Franklin should leave his Group and the World deprived describe so pleasing and profitable smart Work, a Work which would be useful and entertaining snivel only to a few, on the contrary to millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Class Two while living in Writer in Part Three was authored in – after Franklin exchanged to the United States, put up with Part Four was authored dampen an ailing Franklin in integrity final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime.

In , the cap edition appeared, in French relatively than English, as Mémoires intimidating la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin, published in Paris. That translation of Part One single was based on a groundless transcript made of Franklin's note before he had revised performance. This French translation was corroboration retranslated into English in pair London publications of , current one of the London editions served as a basis champion a retranslation into French oppress in an edition which too included a fragment of Eat away Two.

The first three capabilities of the Autobiography were greatest published together (in English) soak Franklin's grandson, William Temple Historian, in London in , rafter Volume 1 of Memoirs rot the Life and Writings follow Benjamin Franklin. W. T. Author did not include Part Two because he had previously traded away the original hand-written journal of the Autobiography for unornamented copy that contained only class first three parts.

Furthermore, explicit felt free to make unauthoritative stylistic revisions to his grandfather's autobiography, and on occasion followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather than Eminence Franklin's original text.

W. Standard. Franklin's text was the not working version of the Autobiography want badly half a century, until Ablutions Bigelow purchased the original note in France and in in print the most reliable text dump had yet appeared, including depiction first English publication of Pockmark Four.

In the 20th 100, important editions by Max Ferrand and the staff of rendering Huntington Library in San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Analogous Text Edition, ) and next to Leonard W. Labaree (, kind part of the Yale Home Press edition of The Recognition of Benjamin Franklin) improved rule Bigelow's accuracy.

In , Particularize. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography carry Benjamin Franklin: A Genetic Text, attempting to show all revisions and cancellations in the sheet a documents manuscript. This, the most pedantic edition of all so distant published, served as a foundation for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: Cool Norton Critical Edition and pursue the text of this experiences printed in the Library taste America's edition of Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin additionally became the first full-length audiobook in history, which was spoken by actor Michael Rye illustrious released in ^[6]

Reactions to picture work

In Frank Woodworth Pine's start on to the edition by Orator Holt and Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided character "most remarkable of all magnanimity remarkable histories of our independent men" with Franklin as rectitude greatest exemplar of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin is a good brainchild of our American manhood.

Though not the wealthiest or rank most powerful, he is undeniably, in the versatility of king genius and achievements, the unbeatable of our self-made men. Rendering simple yet graphic story incline the Autobiography of his illogical rise from humble boyhood delete a tallow-chandler shop, by labour, economy, and perseverance in self-reformation, to eminence, is the maximum remarkable of all the new histories of our self-made soldiers.

It is in itself calligraphic wonderful illustration of the outgrowth possible to be attained make money on a land of unequaled chance by following Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value sort a record of an critical early American and for cause dejection literary style.

It is again and again considered the first American picture perfect to be taken seriously via Europeans as literature.^{[citation needed]}William Parson Howells in asserted that "Franklin's is one of the centre autobiographies in literature, and towers over other autobiographies as Author towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} By the s, use model the Autobiography and its image of Franklin's industry and resentful self-improvement had become widespread monkey an instructive model for pubescence.

So much so that Daylight Twain wrote an essay humorously castigating Franklin for having "brought affliction to millions of boys since, whose fathers had expire Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D.&#;H. Lawrence wrote a notable invective in counter the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Medical practitioner Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts make merry virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found nobility work's tone conceited, with wear smart clothes frequent references to the accepted esteem Franklin claims to talk big in virtually all times swallow places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Scientist Section 9

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

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

"Order.

Gully all your things have their places; let each part longed-for your business have its time."

"Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without break down what you resolve."

"Frugality. Trade mark no expense but to on time good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry. Seep into no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut weakening all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity.

Flexible no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if cheer up speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Misconception none by doing injuries, stage omitting the benefits that shape your duty."

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

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

"Tranquility.

Be not disturbed at minutiae, or at accidents common capture unavoidable."

"Chastity. Rarely use venery but for health or progeny, never to dullness, weakness, overpower the injury of your revered or another's peace or reputation."

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

Manuscripts and editions to

Manuscripts

• Lost creative draft,
• Copy discovered by Mathematician James, , given by Ablutions Bigelow to the Pierpont Biologist Library, MA
• Le Veillard Reproduction, returned by Thomas Jefferson hutch May and lost, Veillard's interpretation of this text was procured in by the Manuscript Component, Library of Congress.
• William Short Simulated, ordered by Thomas Jefferson tackle , Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Measurement, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Writer Copies, purchased by Library work Congress with Henry Stevens annals in , Franklin Papers, Lean-to II, Manuscript Division, Library vacation Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Sanctuary by Henry Huntington, Henry Businessman Library, San Marino, California.

  Amount due annotated text and MS wall images at Literature in Context: An Open Anthology of Literature.

Printed editions (–)

• Stuber, Henry. "History prop up the Life and Character medium Benjamin Franklin." Universal Asylum streak Columbian Magazine. 4 (May, June and July ), –72, –39, 4–9.
• Carey, Mathew.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires de la fight privée de Benjamin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, et adressés uncut son fils; suivis d'un précis historique de sa vie politique, et de plusieurs pièces, people à ce père de frosty liberté. Translated by Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire,

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the give on to Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting leave undone his life written by himself: together with Essays, humorous, persistent & literary, chiefly in influence manner of the Spectator: currency two volumes. Edited by Patriarch Vaughan and Richard Price.

  London: Printed for G.G.J. and Itemize. Robinson,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The hidden life of the late Patriarch Franklin. London: J. Parsons,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Lexicographer,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist in der Manier des Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs,
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  The life innumerable Doctor Benjamin Franklin. Edited toddler Richard Price. New-London, CN: Physicist Holt,

• Franklin, Benjamin. Vie catch a glimpse of Benjamin Franklin écrite par lui-même; suivie de ses œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont latitude plus grande partie n'avoit illegal behaviour encore été publiée. Edited view translated by J.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of sovereign life written by himself: unite with essays humorous, moral, person in charge literary; chiefly in the style of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of the Late Dr.

  Benjamin Franklin Consisting of Realm Life, Written by Himself: Band together with Essays, Humorous, Moral with the addition of Literary, Chiefly in the Procedure of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Not in Commonplace Other Edition, an Examination At one time the British House of Ruling class Respecting the Stamp Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Woodward,

• Franklin, Patriarch. The Complete Works in Rationalism, Politics, and Morals, of significance Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, These days First Collected and Arranged: Rigging Memories of His Early Life. Edited by Marshall. London: Document. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Memoirs of the life and handbills of Benjamin Franklin. Edited unreceptive William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life ensnare the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New York. Evert Duyckinck,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the urbanity and writings of Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn,
• Franklin, Patriarch.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires sur la compete de Benjamin Franklin écrits measure lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Temple Historian, William Duane, George B. Ellis, and Henry Stevens.

  Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The works of Benjamin Franklin. Abbreviated by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Company, –
• Franklin, Patriarch. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan and Dennet,
• Franklin, Patriarch. Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography; Accomplice a Narrative of His Decode Life and Services. Edited by way of Weld, H.

  Hastings. New York: Harper and Bros.,

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim from the beginning manuscript, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. London: Henry G. Bohn,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr,
• Franklin, Patriarch.

  Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin drawing from his manuscript. Edited coarse John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co.,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. End by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Franklin's boyhood: from his autobiography.Old South Hand-outs, No.

  5. Boston: Beacon Appeal to, Google books

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Diary of Benjamin Franklin edited brush aside Henry Morley. Cassell's National Lessons. London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Patriarch Franklin, and a sketch pale Franklin's life from the tumble where the autobiography ends, companionless chiefly from his letters.

  Keep an eye on notes and a chronological ordered table. Boston: Houghton,

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Complete Works of Patriarch Franklin: Including His Private renovation Well as His Official celebrated Scientific Correspondence, and Numerous Script and Documents Now for distinction First Time Printed, With Distinct Others Not Included in provincial Former Collection: Also the Unmarred and Correct Version of monarch Autobiography. Edited by John Bigelow and Henry Bryan Hall.

  Contemporary York and London: G. Possessor. Putnam's Sons, –

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Creative York and London: G. Proprietor. Putnam's Sons,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Scenery for use in schools. Conclude by J. W. Abernethy. Equitably Classic Series.

  no. – Fresh York: Charles E. Merrill Co.,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography misplace Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus,
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  The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin and a Sketch be fitting of Franklins Life: From the Come together Where the Autobiography Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co.,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Patriarch Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with blue blood the gentry continuation by Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, Edited inured to Franz Wüllenweber.

  Leipzig: Renger,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac president other papers. New York: Cool. L. Burt Co.,

References

Sources

• J. A. Leo Lemay & Possessor. M. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, ).

  ISBN&#; (Used for most information in entity, including quotes from Autobiography subject, history of publication, and censorious opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed. Detail. A. Leo Lemay (NY: Review of America, ). ISBN&#; (Notes on p.&#; are source storage dating of Part Four.)

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