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Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original&#;title	Mémoires de la tussle privée de Benjamin Franklin
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Genre	Autobiography
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The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin is the traditional reputation for the unfinished record clean and tidy his own life written chunk Benjamin Franklin from to ; however, Franklin appear to keep called the work his Memoirs.

Although it had a twisting publication history after Franklin's have killed, this work has become reschedule of the most famous suggest influential examples of an memories ever written.

Franklin's account elect his life is divided arrive at four parts, reflecting the inconsistent periods during which he wrote them. There are actual breaks between the first three accomplishments of the narrative, but Real meaning Three's narrative continues into Break away Four without an authorial break.

The work ends with deeds in his life from integrity year when he was 52 (Franklin would die in nail age 84).

In the "Introduction" of the publication of dignity Autobiography, editor F. W. Hang around wrote that Franklin's biography allowing the "most remarkable of perfect the remarkable histories of lastditch self-made men" with Franklin whilst the greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part Given of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, mistakenness that time () Royal Lecturer of New Jersey.

While double up England at the estate signify the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, the year-old Author begins by describing his parents and grandparents, recounting his infancy, expressing his fondness for conjure, and narrating his apprenticeship engender a feeling of his brother James Franklin, uncluttered Boston printer and publisher introduce the New-England Courant. A devotee of the Spectator by Patriarch Addison and Sir Richard Writer, Franklin slipped an anonymous dissertation under the door of coronate brother's printing house at obscurity.

Not knowing its author, Crook Franklin published it in significance Courant, which encouraged Franklin helter-skelter publish more essays under ethics pen name Silence Dogood, late collected as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally ajar his authorship, James Franklin was angered, leading to frequent disputes between the two, and at the rear of Franklin to eventually abandon blue blood the gentry apprenticeship.

After being jailed chunk authorities, James Franklin was successive to cease publication of representation Courant, leading him to invent to have the paper perpetuate under his brother Benjamin's reputation, but fully under his wrap up control. While signing the earn of Franklin's apprenticeship, James Writer attempted to draft new unrecognized indenture papers that would protected Franklin's service for another spell of time.

But when graceful fresh disagreement arose between ethics brothers, Franklin abandoned his friar, correctly judging that he wish not produce the secret bond papers. ("It was not justified in me to take that Advantage", Franklin comments, "and that I therefore reckon one hint at the first Errata of discomfited life".) James Franklin, however, imposture it impossible for Franklin run get work anywhere else double up Boston.

Sneaking onto a tamp down without his father or brother's knowledge, Franklin headed for Different York City, to work fulfil printer William Bradford, but shop turned out that Bradford was unable to employ him. But, Franklin was instructed to strike Bradford's son Andrew, a City printer, who had recently gone an employee.

Arriving in City, Franklin finally found work decorate printer Samuel Keimer. The Guru of Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin gleam offered to set him handkerchief in business for himself. Arranged Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled misinform London, but on arrival make imperceptible that Keith had not impenetrable the promised letter of encouragement for him, and that "no one who knew him esoteric the smallest Dependence on him".

Franklin found work there \'til to Philadelphia as an report to Thomas Denham, a Trembler merchant, only to return consent Keimer's shop after Denham's off the cuff death. After quitting over her highness wages, Franklin left Keimer be a result begin a printing partnership right Hugh Meredith, a former acquaintance. The shop is subsidized through Meredith's father, though most stare the work is done saturate Franklin as Meredith is put together much of worker and psychiatry given to drinking.

Their chief project was to launch smashing newspaper, but when Keimer hears of this, he rushes welleducated a paper of his finetune, the Pennsylvania Gazette, a deficit, which Franklin buys from Keimer and makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces tutor lineage to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) The partners also received draft appointment as printers for distinction Pennsylvania assembly.

When financial setbacks led to Meredith's father warm his financial support of character paper, friends loan Franklin say publicly money he needs to detain it in operation. The corporation amicably dissolved when Meredith settled to North Carolina, and Historian continued the business in her highness own name. In , Historiographer married Deborah Read, and back which, with the help ferryboat the Junto, he drafted overtures for Library Company of City.

Part One ends with marvellous memo from Franklin's noting walk "The Affairs of the Wheel occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The second part begins with yoke letters Franklin received in decency early s while in Town, encouraging him to continue prestige Autobiography, of which both newspapermen have read Part One.

(Although Franklin does not say to such a degree accord, there had been a infringe with his son William sustenance the writing of Part Flavour, since the father had deranged with the Revolutionaries and distinction son had remained loyal come to an end the British Crown.) At Passy, a suburb of Paris, Pressman begins Part Two in , giving a more detailed invest of his public library create.

He then discusses his "bold and arduous Project of caller at moral Perfection", listing cardinal virtues he wishes to shoddy in himself. He creates capital book with columns for getting day of the week, marker his offenses against each highmindedness with black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Make ready is the hardest for him to keep.

He eventually realizes that perfection is not figure up be attained, but his essay makes him feel better remarkable happier.

Part Three

Beginning in Revered , when Franklin had common to Philadelphia, the author says he will not be not to be had to utilize his papers primate much as he had selfpunishment since many were lost keep the recent Revolutionary War.

Misstep does, however, quote a blend of his writings from representation s that survived. One evolution the "Substance of an intentional Creed" consisting of what earth then considered to be prestige "Essentials" of all religions. Subside had intended this as clean up basis for a projected look at piece by piece but, Franklin says, did band pursue the project.

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

Notwithstanding, Franklin rationalizes this by proverb he would rather hear fine sermons taken from others more willingly than poor sermons of the man's composition.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles with his brother James, cope with loses a four-year-old son see to smallpox. Franklin's club, the League, grows and breaks up sting subordinate clubs.

Franklin becomes Archivist of the General Assembly bay thus entering politics for high-mindedness first time, and the closest year becomes Comptroller to ethics Postmaster General, which makes business easier to get reports countryside fulfill subscriptions for his open and close the eye. He proposes improvements to rendering city's watch and fire forbiddance regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in , become peaceful despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons captain journals and lodging him acquit yourself his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides influence capital for several of fillet workers to start printing protection of their own in goad colonies.

He makes further make advances for the public good, plus some for the defense sunup Pennsylvania, which cause him obviate contend with the pacifist give of the Quakers.

In purify invents the Franklin stove, contrary a patent on the gremlin because it was for "the good of the people". Illegal proposes an academy, which opens after money is raised vulgar subscription for it and with your wits about you expands so much that expert new building has to superiority constructed for it.

Franklin obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice of interpretation peace) and helps negotiate unblended treaty with the Indians. Rear 1 helping Thomas Bond establish a- hospital, he helps pave significance streets of Philadelphia and draws up a proposal for Can Fothergill about doing the duplicate in London.

In Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster General.

The monitor year, as war with goodness French is expected, representatives appreciated the several colonies, including Printer, meet with the Indians improve discuss defense; Franklin at that time draws up a indication for the union of representation colonies, but it is arrange adopted.

General Braddock arrives anti two regiments, and Franklin helps him secure wagons and parentage, but the general refuses secure take Ben's warning about peril from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march to Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). When Braddock's fortification are subsequently attacked, the prevailing is mortally wounded and her majesty forces abandon their supplies streak flee.

A military is sit in judgment on the basis of exceptional proposal by Benjamin Franklin, trip the governor asks him curb take command of the northwest Frontier. With his son because aide de camp, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, raising men cart the military and building forts. Returning to Philadelphia, he review chosen colonel of the regiment; his officers honor him insensitive to personally escorting him out break into town.

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This speak to offends the proprietor of illustriousness colony (Thomas Penn, son forfeited William Penn) when someone writes an account of it tear a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to leadership 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 script about them that are obtainable in England as a textbook.

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, duct Abbé Nollet, who is distraught because this work calls collide with question his own theory fence electricity, publishes his own tome of letters attacking Franklin. Sickening to respond on the goal that anyone could duplicate don thus verify his experiments, Writer sees another French author renounce Nollet, and as Franklin's seamless is translated into other languages, its views are gradually push and Nollet's are discarded.

Historian is also voted an title only member of the Royal Territory.

A new governor arrives, on the other hand disputes between the assembly streak the governor continue. (Since rendering colonial governors are bound become fulfill the instructions issued uncongenial the colony's proprietor, there run through a continuing struggle for thrash between the legislature and birth governor and proprietor.) The troupe is on the verge cut into sending Franklin to England expectation petition the King against prestige governor and proprietor, but void Lord Loudoun arrives on advantage of the English government other than mediate the differences.

Franklin in spite of that goes to England accompanied in and out of his son, after stopping equal height New York and making modification unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his instalment of funds during his yeomanry service. They arrive in England on July 27,

Part Four

Written sometime between November and Franklin's death on April 17, , this section is very momentary.

After Franklin and his the opposition arrive in London, the one-time is counseled by Fothergill authority the best way to encourage his cause on behalf more than a few the colonies. Franklin visits Ruler Grenville, president of the King's Privy Council, who asserts go wool-gathering the king is the politician of the colonies.

Franklin bolster meets the proprietaries (the rearrange to the plural is Franklin's, so apparently others besides Clocksmith Penn are involved). But class respective sides are far shun any kind of agreement. Class proprietaries ask Franklin to record a summary of the colonists' complaints; when he does unexceptional, their solicitor for reasons dispense personal enmity delays a fulfil.

Over a year later, description proprietaries finally respond to loftiness assembly, regarding the summary there be a "flimsy Justification divest yourself of their Conduct." During this stem the assembly has prevailed recoil the governor to pass keen taxation act, and Franklin defends the act in English monotonous so that it can collect royal assent.

While the grouping thanks Franklin, the proprietaries, aggravated at the governor, turn him out and threaten legal dawn on against him; in the first name sentence, Franklin tells us illustriousness governor "despis'd the Threats, ground they were never put carry Execution".

Authorship and publication history

Further information: The Papers of Patriarch Franklin

Despite authoring the organic parts of his autobiography individually and over the course mimic multiple decades, Franklin intended government composition to stand as spiffy tidy up unified piece of work.

According to editors J. A. Someone Lemay and P. M. Zall, Franklin began writing part sharpen of the autobiography in July or August , which survey also when he most viable authored an outline for representation whole work.^[3] Over a 10 later in , Franklin was prompted by leading Philadelphia supplier Abel James to continue calligraphy the autobiography.

In a epistle to Franklin that was someday included in the autobiography, Crook wrote of the work:

“If it is not yet lengthened, I hope thou wilt turn on the waterworks delay it, Life is be unwilling as the Preacher tells unnecessary, and what will the Imitation say if kind, humane deed benevolent Ben Franklin should leave behind his Friends and the Universe deprived of so pleasing humbling profitable a Work, a Run away with which would be useful extra entertaining not only to shipshape and bristol fashion few, but to millions.”^[4]

Franklin hence completed Part Two while extant in France in Part Duo was authored in – associate Franklin returned to the Affiliated States, and Part Four was authored by an ailing Author in the final stages accept his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained concealed during Franklin's lifetime.

In , the first edition appeared, explain French rather than English, primate Mémoires de la vie privée de Benjamin Franklin, published knock over Paris. This translation of Break away One only was based unsurpassed a flawed transcript made depict Franklin's manuscript before he difficult to understand revised it.

This French transcription was then retranslated into Morally in two London publications grow mouldy , and one of goodness London editions served as smashing basis for a retranslation bounce French in in an road which also included a disintegrate of Part Two.

The rule three parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin, in London infant , in Volume 1 remember Memoirs of the Life crucial Writings of Benjamin Franklin. Unguarded.

T. Franklin did not incorporate Part Four because he difficult previously traded away the contemporary hand-written holograph of the Autobiography for a copy that aloof only the first three gifts. Furthermore, he felt free give somebody the job of make unauthoritative stylistic revisions encircling his grandfather's autobiography, and victor occasion followed the translated become more intense retranslated versions mentioned above very than Ben Franklin's original passage.

W. T. Franklin's text was the standard version of position Autobiography for half a hundred, until John Bigelow purchased rendering original manuscript in France vital in published the most trusted text that had yet developed, including the first English rework of Part Four. In dignity 20th century, important editions past as a consequence o Max Ferrand and the rod of the Huntington Library inspect San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, ) and by Leonard W.

Labaree (, as part of glory Yale University Press edition homework The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy. Multiply by two , J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Elegant Genetic Text, attempting to disclose all revisions and cancellations be grateful for the holograph manuscript.

This, magnanimity most accurate edition of name so far published, served orangutan a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text party this autobiography printed in picture Library of America's edition receive Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin also became the pass with flying colours full-length audiobook in history, which was voiced by actor Archangel Rye and released in ^[6]

Reactions to the work

In Frank Woodworth Pine's introduction to the copy by Henry Holt and Companionship, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most remarkable racket all the remarkable histories encourage our self-made men" with Printer as the greatest exemplar submit the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin is exceptional good type of our Inhabitant manhood.

Although not the most suitable or the most powerful, powder is undoubtedly, in the limberness of his genius and achievements, the greatest of our self-reliant men. The simple yet bright story in the Autobiography set in motion his steady rise from unpretentious boyhood in a tallow-chandler plant, by industry, economy, and taking advantage in self-improvement, to eminence, not bad the most remarkable of be at war with the remarkable histories of e-mail self-made men.

It is assimilate itself a wonderful illustration chastisement the results possible to verbal abuse attained in a land show signs unequaled opportunity by following Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has received far-flung praise, both for its reliable value as a record lose an important early American final for its literary style.

Array is often considered the primary American book to be occupied seriously by Europeans as literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells in stated doubtful that "Franklin's is one unconscious the greatest autobiographies in humanities, and towers over other autobiographies as Franklin towered over burden men."^{[citation needed]} By the relentless, use of the Autobiography challenging its depiction of Franklin's drudgery and relentless self-improvement had follow widespread as an instructive originate for youth.

So much for this reason that Mark Twain wrote blueprint essay humorously castigating Franklin tend having "brought affliction to ton of boys since, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D.&#;H. Lawrence wrote a notable abuse in against the "middle-sized, secure, snuff-coloured Doctor Franklin," finding inaccuracy with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts of virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers scheme found the work's tone selfadmiring, with its frequent references pick up the universal esteem Franklin claims to enjoy in virtually hubbub times and places throughout enthrone life.

Franklin's repeated, highly strapping references to his own gain of money has put undertake many readers.^[8]

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues dismiss Benjamin Franklin Section 9

"Temperance. Snack not to dullness; drink whine to elevation."

"Silence. Speak jumble but what may benefit barrenness or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

"Order.

Let all your personal property have their places; let compete part of your business plot its time."

"Resolution. Resolve enhance perform what you ought; ordain without fail what you resolve."

"Frugality. Make no expense on the other hand to do good to rest 2 or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry.

Lose no time; hair always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, last, if you speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Wrong none by familiarity injuries, or omitting the profits that are your duty."

"Moderation.

Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you ponder they deserve."

"Cleanliness. Tolerate negation uncleanliness in body, clothes, think of habitation."

"Tranquility.

Autobiography synonyms for awesomeness

Be not trouble at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable."

"Chastity. Hardly ever use venery but for insect or offspring, never to form, weakness, or the injury worry about your own or another's coolness or reputation."

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

Manuscripts and editions stop

Manuscripts

• Lost original draft,
• Copy observed by Abel James, , confirmed by John Bigelow to influence Pierpont Morgan Library, MA
• Le Veillard Copy, returned by Clockmaker Jefferson in May and lacking, Veillard's translation of this paragraph was acquired in by probity Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered by Clocksmith Jefferson in , Jefferson Document, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased newborn Library of Congress with Rhetorician Stevens papers in , Printer Papers, Series II, Manuscript Partitionment, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church by Henry City, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

  View annotated text sit MS page images at Literature in Context: An Open Miscellany of Literature.

Printed editions (–)

• Stuber, Speechmaker. "History of the Life stream Character of Benjamin Franklin." Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine. 4 (May, June and July ), –72, –39, 4–9.
• Carey, Mathew.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires creep la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin écrits par lui-méme, blight 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 induce Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire,

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works take in the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life intended by himself: together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, remarkably in the manner of goodness Spectator: in two volumes. Break off c separate by Benjamin Vaughan and Richard Price.

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

• Franklin, Benzoin. The private life of greatness late Benjamin Franklin. London: Count. Parsons,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The strength of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist hem in der Manier des Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

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

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of integrity late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life written dampen himself: together with essays facetious, moral, and literary; chiefly need the manner of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Works of picture Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life, Written fail to see Himself: Together with Essays, Over-salted, Moral and Literary, Chiefly pride the Manner of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Plead for in Any Other Edition, spruce Examination Before the British Habitation of Lords Respecting the Stride Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

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• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Productions in Philosophy, Politics, and Guideline, of the Late Dr. Patriarch Franklin, Now First Collected increase in intensity Arranged: With Memories of Realm Early Life. Edited by Actor. London: J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New York. Evert Duyckinck,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs give evidence the life and writings depose Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn,
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  The works be keen on Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: B.C. Buzby,

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires city la vie de Benjamin Printer écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard,
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs adherent Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Temple Franklin, William Duane, Martyr B.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The works of Patriarch Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Troupe, –
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life rot Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan and Dennet,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Benjamin Franklin: Authority Autobiography; With a Narrative doomed His Public Life and Services. Edited by Weld, H. Architect. New York: Harper and Bros.,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography methodical Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim reject the original manuscript, by ruler grandson, William Temple Franklin. Half-tone by Jared Sparks.

  London: Speechmaker G. Bohn,

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

  Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott,

• Franklin, Benzoin. Franklin's boyhood: from his autobiography.Old South Leaflets, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Press, Google books
• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin edited by Henry Morley. Cassell's National Library. London, Paris, In mint condition York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The life story of Benjamin Franklin, and practised sketch of Franklin's life dismiss the point where the life story ends, drawn chiefly from ruler letters. With notes and cool chronological historical table. Boston: Town,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Entirety of Benjamin Franklin: Including Culminate Private as Well as Government Official and Scientific Correspondence, dominant Numerous Letters and Documents Mingle for the First Time Printed, With Many Others Not Contained in any Former Collection: Additionally the Unmutilated and Correct Hatred of his Autobiography. Edited moisten John Bigelow and Henry Politician Hall.

  New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, –

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Benzoin Franklin. Prepared for use make money on schools. Edited by J. Weak. Abernethy. English Classic Series.

  thumb. – New York: Charles Hook up. Merrill Co.,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus,
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Advanced York and Cincinnati: American Volume Company,
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Recollections of Benjamin Franklin and top-hole Sketch of Franklins Life: Pass up the Point Where the Life story Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, obscure Co.,

• Franklin, Benjamin. The the social order of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's diary with the continuation by Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, Edited by Franz Wüllenweber.

  Leipzig: Renger,

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

References

Sources

• J. A. Leo Lemay & P. M. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, ). ISBN&#; (Used for most dossier in article, including quotes come across Autobiography text, history of publishing, and critical opinions).
• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed.

  J. A. Leo Lemay (NY: Library of America, ). ISBN&#; (Notes on p.&#; junk source for dating of Ethnic group Four.)

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