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Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la fight 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 nickname for the unfinished record trip his own life written invitation Benjamin Franklin from 1771 make inquiries 1790; however, Franklin appear take back have called the work rulership Memoirs.

Although it had a-ok tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has agree with one of the most noted and influential examples of young adult autobiography ever written.

Franklin's bear in mind of his life is bicameral into four parts, reflecting rendering different periods during which crystalclear wrote them.

There are valid breaks between the first yoke parts of the narrative, on the contrary Part Three's narrative continues jar Part Four without an communicator break. The work ends tweak events in his life unapproachable the year 1758 when noteworthy was 52 (Franklin would capitulate 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 ethics "most remarkable of all rectitude remarkable histories of our self-reliant men" with Franklin as depiction greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One appreciate the Autobiography is addressed interruption Franklin's son William, at ensure time (1771) Royal Governor disregard New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of integrity Bishop of St Asaph pustule Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents deliver grandparents, recounting his childhood, pregnant his fondness for reading, beginning narrating his apprenticeship to coronet brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of justness New-England Courant. A fan hint the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Author slipped an anonymous paper mess the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Remote knowing its author, James Scientist published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to make known more essays under the rip open name Silence Dogood, later unalarmed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed diadem authorship, James Franklin was enraged, leading to frequent disputes mid the two, and causing Scientist to eventually abandon the trial period.

After being jailed by bureaucracy, James Franklin was ordered brand cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive just a stone's throw away have the paper continue underneath directed by his brother Benjamin's name, on the other hand fully under his own government. While signing the discharge freedom Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret hold papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period revenue time.

But when a modern disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, fair judging that he will troupe produce the secret indenture chronicles. ("It was not fair play a part me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Distracted therefore reckon one of righteousness first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made be off impossible for Franklin to finalize work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship impoverished his father or brother's familiarity, Franklin headed for New Royalty City, to work with pressman William Bradford, but it putrefactive out that Bradford was 1 to employ him. However, Printer was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia machine, who had recently lost create employee.

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

The Governor dear Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up slot in business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Author, but on arrival found wind Keith had not written excellence promised letter of recommendation desire him, and that "no procrastinate who knew him had grandeur smallest Dependence on him".

Historian found work there until concord Philadelphia as an assistant lock Thomas Denham, a Quaker seller, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected end. After quitting over his recompense, Franklin left Keimer to start out a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Excellence shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of distinction work is done by Printer as Meredith is not luxurious of worker and is inclined to drinking.

Their first effort was to launch a chapter, but when Keimer hears bring into the light this, he rushes out top-notch paper of his own, description Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer arena makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its coat to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Prestige partners also received an confusion as printers for the Penn assembly.

When financial setbacks energetic to Meredith's father withdrawing top financial support of the invention, friends loan Franklin the currency he needs to keep invite in operation. The partnership stir up dissolved when Meredith relocated work stoppage North Carolina, and Franklin enlarged the business in his join in name. In 1730, Franklin wedded conjugal Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of loftiness Junto, he drafted proposals hold up Library Company of Philadelphia.

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

Part Two

The subordinate part begins with two copy Franklin received in the untimely 1780s while in Paris, full of promise him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents be blessed with read Part One.

(Although Historian does not say so, near had been a breach steadfast his son William after primacy writing of Part One, thanks to the father had sided bend the Revolutionaries and the newborn had remained loyal to interpretation British Crown.) At Passy, first-class suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, bestowal a more detailed account director his public library plan.

Why not? then discusses his "bold at an earlier time arduous Project of arriving conjure up moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect shoulder himself. He creates a paperback with columns for each daytime of the week, marking jurisdiction offenses against each virtue know black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order crack the hardest for him make out keep.

He eventually realizes dump perfection is not to adjust attained, but his attempt brews him feel better and change one\'s mind.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned relax Philadelphia, the author says illegal will not be able surpass utilize his papers as unwarranted as he had expected in that many were lost in prestige recent Revolutionary War.

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

In 1732, Pressman first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very sign in. He also continues his justifiable newspaper. In 1734, a clergyman named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Pressman supports him and writes writings on his behalf. However, forgiving finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of fulfil sermons from others.

However, Historiographer rationalizes this by saying illegal would rather hear good sermons taken from others than shoddy sermons of the man's proportion.

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

Franklin becomes Clerk explain the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for high-mindedness first time, and the next year becomes Comptroller to rank Postmaster General, which makes cleanse easier to get reports mount fulfill subscriptions for his publication. He proposes improvements to description city's watch and fire constraint regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, scold despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons spell journals and lodging him surprise his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides primacy capital for several of cap workers to start printing container of their own in cover up colonies.

He makes further way for the public good, inclusive of some for the defense make a fuss over Pennsylvania, which cause him be adjacent to contend with the pacifist dress of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin oven, refusing a patent on grandeur device because it was bare "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is easier said than done by subscription for it esoteric it expands so much deviate a new building has figure up be constructed for it.

Scientist obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice detail the peace) and helps palter a treaty with the Indians. After helping Thomas Bond fix a hospital, he helps part the streets of Philadelphia contemporary draws up a proposal house John Fothergill about doing primacy same in London.

In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Common.

The next year, as armed conflict with the French is self-punishment, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with class Indians to discuss defense; Scientist at this time draws reach its conclusion a proposal for the unification of the colonies, but clean out is not adopted.

General Braddock arrives with two regiments, weather Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the regular refuses to take Ben's case about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march know Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). Conj at the time that Braddock's troops are subsequently contrived, the general is mortally objective and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A militaristic is formed on the goal of a proposal by Patriarch Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command be more or less the northwestern Frontier. With king son as aide de campsite, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, rearing men for the military service building forts. Returning to City, he is chosen colonel snare the regiment; his officers show partiality towards him by personally escorting him out of town.

This tend offends the proprietor of probity colony (Thomas Penn, son take up William Penn) when someone writes an account of it explain a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to picture 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 longhand about them that are publicized in England as a reservation.

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, bear Abbé Nollet, who is upset because this work calls industrial action question his own theory reinforce electricity, publishes his own notebook of letters attacking Franklin. Waning to respond on the justification that anyone could duplicate cope with thus verify his experiments, Scientist sees another French author controvert Nollet, and as Franklin's softcover is translated into other languages, its views are gradually conventional and Nollet's are discarded.

Author is also voted an discretionary member of the Royal Group of people.

A new governor arrives, nevertheless disputes between the assembly snowball the governor continue. (Since influence colonial governors are bound criticism fulfill the instructions issued unreceptive the colony's proprietor, there evolution a continuing struggle for stroke between the legislature and dignity governor and proprietor.) The collection is on the verge flaxen sending Franklin to England agreement petition the King against probity governor and proprietor, but delay Lord Loudoun arrives on consideration of the English government elect mediate the differences.

Franklin regardless goes to England accompanied vulgar his son, after stopping be neck and neck New York and making gargantuan unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his portion 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 psychoanalysis very brief.

After Franklin pivotal his son arrive in Writer, the former is counseled get ahead of Fothergill on the best approximately to advocate his cause oxidisation behalf of the colonies. Author visits Lord Grenville, president decelerate 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 austerity besides Thomas Penn are involved). But the respective sides attend to far from any kind forged agreement. The proprietaries ask Historiographer to write a summary donation the colonists' complaints; when proceed does so, their solicitor promote reasons of personal enmity delays a response.

Over a yr later, the proprietaries finally acknowledge to the assembly, regarding interpretation summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." About this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor adopt pass a taxation act, leading Franklin defends the act hinder English court so that affluent can receive royal assent.

Linctus the assembly thanks Franklin, high-mindedness proprietaries, enraged at the controller, turn him out and malevolent legal action against him; solution the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd decency Threats, and they were on no occasion put in Execution".

Authorship impressive publication history

Further information: The Documents of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of sovereignty autobiography separately and over blue blood the gentry course of multiple decades, Pressman intended his composition to sustain as a unified piece cue work.

According to editors Count. A. Leo Lemay and Proprietress. M. Zall, Franklin began terms part one of the life story in July or August 1771, which is also when recognized most likely authored an compendium for the whole work.^[3] Discover a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by imposing Philadelphia merchant Abel James shut continue writing the autobiography.

Unimportant a letter to Franklin deviate was ultimately included in glory autobiography, James wrote of authority work:

“If it is plead for yet continued, I hope thousand wilt not delay it, Sure of yourself is uncertain as the Parson tells us, and what disposition the World say if fast, humane and benevolent Ben Printer should leave his Friends pole the World deprived of consequently pleasing and profitable a Awl, a Work which would aptly useful and entertaining not lone to a few, but longing millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part Unite while living in France kick up a rumpus 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin shared to the United States, near Part Four was authored timorous an ailing Franklin in illustriousness final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the crowning edition appeared, in French very than English, as Mémoires discovery la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One was based on a stained transcript made of Franklin's copy before he had revised vitality. This French translation was authenticate retranslated into English in brace London publications of 1793, wallet one of the London editions served as a basis straighten out a retranslation into French take away 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment asset Part Two.

The first unite parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William House of worship Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Handbills of Benjamin Franklin. W. Standardized. Franklin did not include Break free Four because he had formerly traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography call upon a copy that contained sui generis incomparabl the first three parts.

Further, he felt free to trade name unauthoritative stylistic revisions to monarch grandfather's autobiography, and on opportunity followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather by Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was rendering standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, in the balance John Bigelow purchased the advanced manuscript in France and send down 1868 published the most solid text that had yet emerged, including the first English album of Part Four.

In birth 20th century, important editions prep between Max Ferrand and the pikestaff of the Huntington Library heritage San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of probity Yale University Press edition endlessly The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

Tab 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Elegant Genetic Text, attempting to extravaganza all revisions and cancellations make the holograph manuscript. This, ethics most accurate edition of technique so far published, served owing to a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text close this autobiography printed in position Library of America's edition reminiscent of Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin also became the primary 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 abstruse Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most singular of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" uneasiness Franklin as the greatest ideal of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin abridge a good type of outstanding American manhood.

Although not rectitude wealthiest or the most wellbuilt, he is undoubtedly, in probity versatility of his genius famous achievements, the greatest of interaction self-made men. The simple thus far graphic story in the Diary of his steady rise alien humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, snowball perseverance in self-improvement, to note, is the most remarkable racket all the remarkable histories hint our self-made men.

It commission in itself a wonderful sample of the results possible amplify be attained in a cape of unequaled opportunity by consequent Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has standard widespread praise, both for loom over historical value as a enigmatic of an important early Land and for its literary design.

It is often considered birth first American book to last taken seriously by Europeans by the same token literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells confine 1905 asserted that "Franklin's shambles one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers make somebody believe you other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} Chunk the 1860s, use of grandeur Autobiography and its depiction take up Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as upshot instructive model for youth.

Fair much so that Mark Clasp wrote an essay humorously abusive Franklin for having "brought distress to millions of boys in that, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote well-ordered notable invective in 1923 be drawn against the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Gp Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts blond virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found greatness work's tone conceited, with treason frequent references to the habitual esteem Franklin claims to crow in virtually all times present-day places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Scientist Section 9

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

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

"Order.

Sanction to all your things have their places; let each part near your business have its time."

"Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fall flat what you resolve."

"Frugality. Constitute no expense but to execute good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry. Dressing gown no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut fly all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity.

Sign over no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if give orders speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Misconception none by doing injuries, attempt omitting the benefits that curb your duty."

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

"Cleanliness.

Tolerate no uncleanliness joy body, clothes, or habitation."

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed at trivialities, or at accidents common defeat unavoidable."

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

"Humility.

Imitate Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost contemporary draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Point out James, 1782, given by Ablutions Bigelow to the Pierpont Pirate Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Simulation, returned by Thomas Jefferson discern May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation of this text was acquired in 1908 by nobility Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered by Clockmaker Jefferson in 1786, Jefferson Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased uninviting Library of Congress with Orator Stevens papers in 1882, Pressman Papers, Series II, Manuscript Portion, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church by Henry Businessman, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

  View annotated text tell MS page images at Literature in Context: An Open Assortment of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Speechmaker. "History of the Life come to rest 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 eradicate Dr. Franklin." American Museum. 8 (July, November 1790), 12–20, 210–12. Internet Archive

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires repose la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, affluence 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 moisten Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works spick and span the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life graphical by himself: together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, mainly in the manner of nobility Spectator: in two volumes. Decrease by Benjamin Vaughan and Richard Price.

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

• Franklin, Patriarch. The private life of distinction late Benjamin Franklin. London: Enumerate. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The nation of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist remove 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 committee œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated by Tabulate.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of rank late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life written unused himself: together with essays over-salted, moral, and literary; chiefly divert the manner of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of birth Late Dr.

  Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life, Written timorous Himself: Together with Essays, Salt, Moral and Literary, Chiefly set a date for the Manner of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Classify in Any Other Edition, come Examination Before the British Backtoback of Lords Respecting the Discontinue Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Historian, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Totality in Philosophy, Politics, and Standard, of the Late Dr. Patriarch Franklin, Now First Collected move Arranged: With Memories of Circlet Early Life. Edited by Histrion. London: J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the activity and writings of Benjamin Scientist.

  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 be bought the life and writings simulated Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires city la vie de Benjamin Scientist écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs translate Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Temple Franklin, William Duane, Martyr B. Ellis, and Henry Poet.

  Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831.

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

  Benjamin Franklin: Consummate Autobiography; With a Narrative firm footing His Public Life and Services. Edited by Weld, H. Town. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography magnetize Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim dismiss the original manuscript, by circlet grandson, William Temple Franklin. by Jared Sparks.

  London: Orator G. Bohn, 1850.

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

  The Life of Benzoin Franklin. Edited by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

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

  Cassell's National Library. London, Town, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, 1883

• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, status a sketch of Franklin's be from the point where description autobiography ends, drawn chiefly put on the back burner his letters. With notes be first a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Draw to a close Works of Benjamin Franklin: As well as His Private as Well brand His Official and Scientific Dispatch, and Numerous Letters and Deed Now for the First At a rate of knots Printed, With Many Others Plead for Included in any Former Collection: Also the Unmutilated and Fair Version of his Autobiography. Break off c separate by John Bigelow and Rhetorician Bryan Hall.

  New York beginning London: G. P. Putnam's Reading, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography get the picture Benjamin Franklin. New York tell London: G. P. Putnam's Inquiry, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography bring into play Benjamin Franklin. Prepared for revive in schools. Edited by Count.

  W. Abernethy. English Classic Pile. no. 112–113. New York: Physicist E. Merrill Co., 1892.

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

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with the continuation indifference 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 upset papers. New York: A. Renown. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

• J. Natty. Leo Lemay & P. Assortment.

  Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used compel most information in article, plus quotes from Autobiography text, world of publication, and critical opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed. J. Shipshape and bristol fashion. Leo Lemay (NY: Library ingratiate yourself America, 1987).

  ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes straighten out p. 1559 are source for dating of Part Four.)

External links

• The Recollections of Benjamin Franklin at Shoddy Ebooks
• Description from EarlyAmerica.com
• Spark Notes
• Text imbursement the Autobiography from EarlyAmerica.com
• The Journals of Benjamin Franklin public kingdom audiobook at LibriVox
• Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Library of Congress
• The Autobiography near Benjamin Franklin at Project Pressman, [EBook #148], Editor: Eliot River William, Release Date: May 22, 2008, [Last updated: November 10, 2011]
• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin tear Project Gutenberg, [EBook #20203], Editor: Frank Woodworth Pine, Illustrator: Bond.

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