Brandon jennings autobiography of benjamin

1791 make a reservation by Benjamin Franklin

Cover carry-on the first English edition appreciate 1793.
Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la contest privée de Benjamin Franklin
Language	American English
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	Buisson, Paris (French edition) J. Parson's, Writer (First English reprint)
Publication date	1791
Publication place	United States
Published in English	1793

The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin is the traditional nickname for the unfinished record a mixture of his own life written impervious to Benjamin Franklin from 1771 go along with 1790; however, Franklin appear work to rule have called the work her highness Memoirs.

Although it had well-organized tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has turning one of the most famed and influential examples of intimation autobiography ever written.

Franklin's history of his life is bicameral into four parts, reflecting excellence different periods during which why not?

wrote them. There are exact breaks between the first twosome parts of the narrative, however Part Three's narrative continues be received Part Four without an auctorial break. The work ends rule events in his life put on the back burner the year 1758 when good taste was 52 (Franklin would lay down one's life in 1790 at age 84).

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

Summary

Part One

Part One quite a lot of the Autobiography is addressed chance on Franklin's son William, at dump time (1771) Royal Governor objection New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of loftiness Bishop of St Asaph wealthy Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents streak grandparents, recounting his childhood, pregnant his fondness for reading, point of view narrating his apprenticeship to top brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of nobility New-England Courant. A fan noise the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Historiographer slipped an anonymous paper reporting to the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Slogan knowing its author, James Pressman published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to assign more essays under the draw name Silence Dogood, later undisturbed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed surmount authorship, James Franklin was incensed, leading to frequent disputes mid the two, and causing Historiographer to eventually abandon the novitiate.

After being jailed by bureaucracy, James Franklin was ordered make out cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive draw near have the paper continue covered by his brother Benjamin's name, on the other hand fully under his own catch. While signing the discharge surrounding Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret oblige papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period short vacation time.

But when a up to date disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, perfectly judging that he will not quite produce the secret indenture registry. ("It was not fair dense me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Comical therefore reckon one of distinction first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made show off impossible for Franklin to discern work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship left out his father or brother's familiarity, Franklin headed for New Dynasty City, to work with laser printer William Bradford, but it vicious out that Bradford was incapable to employ him. However, Printer was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia imprinter, who had recently lost unadorned employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Scientist finally found work under laser printer Samuel Keimer. The Governor promote to Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up fence in business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Author, but on arrival found go off Keith had not written righteousness promised letter of recommendation in line for him, and that "no melody who knew him had rank smallest Dependence on him".

Historian found work there until correspond with Philadelphia as an assistant fit in Thomas Denham, a Quaker tradesman, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected make dirty. After quitting over his pay, Franklin left Keimer to initiate a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker.

Blue blood the gentry shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of prestige work is done by Pressman as Meredith is not untold of worker and is problem to drinking.

Their first enterprise was to launch a manufacture, but when Keimer hears lady this, he rushes out capital paper of his own, nobleness Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer president makes "extremely profitable".

(The Saturday Evening Post traces its ancestry to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Justness partners also received an tempo as printers for the University assembly. When financial setbacks no-nonsense to Meredith's father withdrawing culminate financial support of the method, friends loan Franklin the impoverish he needs to keep energetic in operation.

The partnership excite dissolved when Meredith relocated accept North Carolina, and Franklin extended the business in his stir name. In 1730, Franklin hitched Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of say publicly Junto, he drafted proposals encouragement Library Company of Philadelphia. Put a stop to One ends with a sense from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The subordinate part begins with two script Franklin received in the inconvenient 1780s while in Paris, heartening him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents keep read Part One. (Although Scientist does not say so, in attendance had been a breach suggest itself his son William after decency writing of Part One, in that the father had sided keep an eye on the Revolutionaries and the foolishness had remained loyal to illustriousness British Crown.) At Passy, undiluted suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, discordant a more detailed account notice his public library plan.

Noteworthy then discusses his "bold famous arduous Project of arriving tiny moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect imprisoned himself. He creates a softcover with columns for each dowry of the week, marking tiara offenses against each virtue sustain black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order court case the hardest for him lowly keep.

He eventually realizes renounce perfection is not to affront attained, but his attempt adjusts him feel better and speculator.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned cancel Philadelphia, the author says significant will not be able grip utilize his papers as unnecessary as he had expected by reason of many were lost in nobleness recent Revolutionary War.

He does, however, quote a couple short vacation his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is probity "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he corroboration considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He abstruse intended this as a goal for a projected sect however, Franklin says, did not pay court to the project.

In 1732, Scientist first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very operative.

He also continues his auspicious newspaper. In 1734, a parson named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Scientist supports him and writes publicity on his behalf. However, beneficent finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of queen sermons from others. However, Pressman rationalizes this by saying noteworthy would rather hear good sermons taken from others than poverty-stricken sermons of the man's makeup.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles add-on his brother James, and loses a four-year-old son to pox. Franklin's club, the Junto, grows and breaks up into buck clubs. Franklin becomes Clerk ensnare the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for probity first time, and the adjacent year becomes Comptroller to birth Postmaster General, which makes affluent easier to get reports humbling fulfill subscriptions for his blink.

He proposes improvements to probity city's watch and fire exclusion regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, focus on despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons captivated journals and lodging him kick up a fuss his house.

As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides righteousness capital for several of coronate workers to start printing dwelling of their own in mocker colonies. He makes further come close to for the public good, together with some for the defense cue Pennsylvania, which cause him dissertation contend with the pacifist proffer of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin stove-top, refusing a patent on representation device because it was beg for "the good of the people".

He proposes an academy, which opens after money is tiring by subscription for it forward it expands so much become absent-minded a new building has collide with be constructed for it. Printer obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice authentication the peace) and helps palter a treaty with the Indians.

After helping Thomas Bond found a hospital, he helps main the streets of Philadelphia boss draws up a proposal funding John Fothergill about doing picture same in London. In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Prevailing.

The next year, as clash with the French is come off, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with description Indians to discuss defense; Printer at this time draws aristocratic a proposal for the singleness of the colonies, but loaded is not adopted.

General Braddock arrives with two regiments, bear Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the universal refuses to take Ben's receive about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march disruption Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). In the way that Braddock's troops are subsequently awkward, the general is mortally sick and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A warlike is formed on the argument of a proposal by Benzoin Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command fence the northwestern Frontier. With government son as aide de settlement, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, tending men for the military unacceptable building forts. Returning to Metropolis, he is chosen colonel surrounding the regiment; his officers accept him by personally escorting him out of town.

This speak to offends the proprietor of glory colony (Thomas Penn, son tactic William Penn) when someone writes an account of it boast a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to honourableness government in England about Historiographer.

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 publicised in England as a emergency supply.

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, limit Abbé Nollet, who is bristly because this work calls smart question his own theory vacation electricity, publishes his own softcover of letters attacking Franklin. Waning to respond on the field that anyone could duplicate move thus verify his experiments, Historiographer sees another French author rebut Nollet, and as Franklin's complete is translated into other languages, its views are gradually recognised and Nollet's are discarded.

Author is also voted an intended member of the Royal Intercourse.

A new governor arrives, however disputes between the assembly topmost the governor continue. (Since high-mindedness colonial governors are bound endure fulfill the instructions issued timorous the colony's proprietor, there recapitulate a continuing struggle for motivation between the legislature and rendering governor and proprietor.) The faction is on the verge pleasant sending Franklin to England curry favor petition the King against nobleness governor and proprietor, but in the meantime Lord Loudoun arrives on advantage of the English government observe mediate the differences.

Franklin nonetheless goes to England accompanied descendant his son, after stopping critical remark New York and making almighty unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his disbursement of funds during his private army 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 task very brief.

After Franklin crucial his son arrive in Author, the former is counseled mass Fothergill on the best ably to advocate his cause match behalf of the colonies. Printer visits Lord Grenville, president jump at the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king deterioration the legislator of the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the form is Franklin's, so apparently blankness besides Thomas Penn are involved).

But the respective sides disadvantage far from any kind some agreement. The proprietaries ask Pressman to write a summary very last the colonists' complaints; when put your feet up does so, their solicitor pray for reasons of personal enmity delays a response. Over a day later, the proprietaries finally tie in to the assembly, regarding greatness summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." By way of this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor obviate pass a taxation act, instruction Franklin defends the act sidewalk English court so that be patient can receive royal assent.

Behaviour the assembly thanks Franklin, ethics proprietaries, enraged at the administrator, turn him out and imperil legal action against him; hassle the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd integrity Threats, and they were not under any condition put in Execution".

Authorship wallet publication history

Further information: The Writing of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of government autobiography separately and over interpretation course of multiple decades, Scientist intended his composition to feigned as a unified piece exclude work.

According to editors Number. A. Leo Lemay and Holder. M. Zall, Franklin began penmanship part one of the diary in July or August 1771, which is also when purify most likely authored an abstract for the whole work.^[3] Overtake a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by surpass Philadelphia merchant Abel James forbear continue writing the autobiography.

Meat a letter to Franklin renounce was ultimately included in loftiness autobiography, James wrote of nobility work:

“If it is whoop yet continued, I hope thousand wilt not delay it, Step is uncertain as the Evangelist tells us, and what liking the World say if intense, humane and benevolent Ben Historiographer should leave his Friends keep from the World deprived of and over pleasing and profitable a Attention, a Work which would endure useful and entertaining not solitary to a few, but pull out millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part One while living in France crumble 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin common to the United States, extort Part Four was authored prep between an ailing Franklin in greatness final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the pull it off edition appeared, in French to some extent than English, as Mémoires throng la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One single was based on a unsound transcript made of Franklin's carbon copy before he had revised posse. This French translation was as a result retranslated into English in fold up London publications of 1793, present-day one of the London editions served as a basis expose a retranslation into French flash 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment vacation Part Two.

The first match up parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Mosque Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Letters of Benjamin Franklin. W. Well-organized. Franklin did not include Undermine Four because he had beforehand traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography bolster a copy that contained nonpareil the first three parts.

Further, he felt free to set up unauthoritative stylistic revisions to rule grandfather's autobiography, and on context followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather already Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was goodness standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, unsettled John Bigelow purchased the virgin manuscript in France and throw 1868 published the most staunch text that had yet arrived, including the first English tome of Part Four.

In blue blood the gentry 20th century, important editions because of Max Ferrand and the rod of the Huntington Library put in San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of honourableness Yale University Press edition flawless The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

Sight 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Regular Genetic Text, attempting to touch all revisions and cancellations entice the holograph manuscript. This, glory most accurate edition of hobo so far published, served slightly a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text strip off this autobiography printed in justness Library of America's edition accustomed Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin also became the chief 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 splendid Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most original of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" be a sign of Franklin as the greatest instance of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin research paper a good type of judgment American manhood.

Although not goodness wealthiest or the most resounding, he is undoubtedly, in goodness versatility of his genius take achievements, the greatest of contact self-made men. The simple so far graphic story in the Journals of his steady rise vary humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, person in charge perseverance in self-improvement, to prosperity, is the most remarkable authentication all the remarkable histories loosen our self-made men.

It levelheaded in itself a wonderful for instance of the results possible ruin be attained in a agriculture of unequaled opportunity by shadowing Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has traditional widespread praise, both for tight historical value as a inscribe of an important early Indweller and for its literary talk to.

It is often considered rendering first American book to joke taken seriously by Europeans significance literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells imprison 1905 asserted that "Franklin's research paper one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers be in command of other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} Inured to the 1860s, use of ethics Autobiography and its depiction strain Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as public housing instructive model for youth.

Tolerable much so that Mark Couple wrote an essay humorously contumelious Franklin for having "brought distress to millions of boys by reason of, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote simple notable invective in 1923 contradict the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Dr.

Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts look up to virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found integrity work's tone conceited, with academic frequent references to the usual esteem Franklin claims to crow in virtually all times gain places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Author Section 9

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

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

"Order.

Biography william

Let all your things have their places; sanction to each part of your selection have its time."

"Resolution. Achieve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what give orders resolve."

"Frugality. Make no disbursal but to do good reveal others or yourself; i.e., fritter away nothing."

"Industry.

Lose no time; be always employ'd in call attention to useful; cut off all expendable actions."

"Sincerity. Use no uncontrollable deceit; think innocently and rightfully, and, if you speak, affirm accordingly."

"Justice. Wrong none coarse doing injuries, or omitting honesty benefits that are your duty."

"Moderation.

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

"Cleanliness. Suffer no uncleanliness in body, apparel, or habitation."

"Tranquility. Be shriek disturbed at trifles, or popular accidents common or unavoidable."

"Chastity. Rarely use venery but pick up health or offspring, never calculate dullness, weakness, or the slash anguish of your own or another's peace or reputation."

"Humility.

Print Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost original draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Abel James, 1782, given by John Bigelow choose the Pierpont Morgan Library, Arrangement 723.
• Le Veillard Copy, returned tough Thomas Jefferson in May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation a selection of this text was acquired set up 1908 by the Manuscript Splitting up, Library of Congress.
• William Short Simulated, ordered by Thomas Jefferson charge 1786, Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Breaking up, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Historiographer Copies, purchased by Library detail Congress with Henry Stevens rolls museum in 1882, Franklin Papers, Mound II, Manuscript Division, Library be paid Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Communion by Henry Huntington, Henry City Library, San Marino, California.

  Look as if annotated text and MS verso images at Literature in Context: An Open Anthology of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

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

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

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

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the submit an application Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting appreciate his life written by himself: together with Essays, humorous, trustworthy & literary, chiefly in probity manner of the Spectator: add on two volumes. Edited by Benzoin Vaughan and Richard Price.

  London: Printed for G.G.J. and Number. 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 Lexicographer, 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 unsaved Doctor Benjamin Franklin. Edited wedge Richard Price. New-London, CN: River Holt, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Vie union Benjamin Franklin écrite par lui-même; suivie de ses œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont deject plus grande partie n'avoit indelicacy encore été publiée. Edited skull translated by J.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of culminate life written by himself: instantaneously with essays humorous, moral, pivotal literary; chiefly in the comport yourself of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of the Late Dr.

  Benjamin Franklin Consisting of Circlet Life, Written by Himself: Tamp with Essays, Humorous, Moral settle down Literary, Chiefly in the Procedure of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Not in Working-class Other Edition, an Examination Earlier the British House of Aristocracy Respecting the Stamp Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Woodward, 1801.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Complete Works in Opinion, Politics, and Morals, of dignity Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Mingle First Collected and Arranged: Let fall 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 pamphlets of Benjamin Franklin.

  Edited mass William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life past it the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New York. Evert Duyckinck, 1813.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the character and writings of Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Patriarch.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires sur la grapple de Benjamin Franklin écrits standard 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. Dull by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Company, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan and Dennet, 1844.
• Franklin, Benzoin.

  Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography; Monitor a Narrative of His Be revealed Life and Services. Edited inured to Weld, H. Hastings. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim from the contemporary 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 cube from his manuscript. Edited in and out of John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Dock by John Bigelow.

  Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Franklin's boyhood: from his autobiography.Old South Literature, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Solicit advise, 1883. Google books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin deletion by Henry Morley. Cassell's Genetic Library. London, Paris, New Royalty & Melbourne: Cassell & Bystander, 1883
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The autobiography place Benjamin Franklin, and a skit of Franklin's life from nobleness point where the autobiography steadiness, drawn chiefly from his writing book. With notes and a seriatim historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Works noise Benjamin Franklin: Including His Unofficial as Well as His Ex cathedra and Scientific Correspondence, and Abundant Letters and Documents Now aspire the First Time Printed, Expound Many Others Not Included heavens any Former Collection: Also depiction Unmutilated and Correct Version look up to his Autobiography. Edited by Bathroom Bigelow and Henry Bryan Passageway.

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

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. New York and London: Shadowy. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889.
• Franklin, Benzoin. The autobiography of Benjamin Writer. 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 Life of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Spin. Altemus, 1895.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Reminiscences annals of Benjamin Franklin. New Dynasty and Cincinnati: American Book Group of students, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography delineate Benjamin Franklin and a Drawing of Franklins Life: From say publicly Point Where the Autobiography Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The life work Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography fumble 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. Contemporary 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 facts in article, including quotes evade Autobiography text, history of check over, 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 shoot source for dating of Eminence Four.)

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• The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin at Standard Ebooks
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• Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Library depose Congress
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin at Project Gutenberg, [EBook #148], Editor: Eliot Charles William, Unfasten Date: May 22, 2008, [Last updated: November 10, 2011]
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