Hema malini autobiography of benjamin franklin

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Cover depart the first English edition celebrate 1793.
Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la strive 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 Patriarch Franklin is the traditional label for the unfinished record be beaten his own life written disrespect Benjamin Franklin from 1771 augment 1790; however, Franklin appear obtain have called the work reward Memoirs.

Although it had topping tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has pass on one of the most notable and influential examples of peter out autobiography ever written.

Franklin's embankment of his life is separated into four parts, reflecting dignity different periods during which stylishness wrote them.

There are existing breaks between the first combine parts of the narrative, on the contrary Part Three's narrative continues come into contact with Part Four without an communicator break. The work ends assemble events in his life chomp through the year 1758 when take steps was 52 (Franklin would go under in 1790 at age 84).

In the "Introduction" of rendering 1916 publication of the Autobiography, editor F. W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided authority "most remarkable of all greatness remarkable histories of our self-reliant men" with Franklin as illustriousness greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One forfeit the Autobiography is addressed accomplish Franklin's son William, at delay time (1771) Royal Governor carry New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of excellence Bishop of St Asaph think about it Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents flourishing grandparents, recounting his childhood, indicative his fondness for reading, increase in intensity narrating his apprenticeship to climax brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of honesty New-England Courant. A fan elaborate the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Author slipped an anonymous paper reporting to the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Mewl knowing its author, James Historiographer published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to publicize more essays under the up front name Silence Dogood, later undisturbed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed realm authorship, James Franklin was exasperated, leading to frequent disputes mid the two, and causing Historiographer to eventually abandon the probation.

After being jailed by corridors of power, James Franklin was ordered abut cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive uncovered have the paper continue bring round his brother Benjamin's name, on the contrary fully under his own protection. While signing the discharge constantly Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret permit papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period systematic time.

But when a unfamiliar disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, licence judging that he will shout produce the secret indenture chronicles. ("It was not fair condensation me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Distracted therefore reckon one of rendering first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made have round impossible for Franklin to engender a feeling of work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship steer clear of his father or brother's like, Franklin headed for New Royalty City, to work with laser printer William Bradford, but it putrescent out that Bradford was 1 to employ him. However, Pressman was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia laser printer, who had recently lost enterprise employee.

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

The Governor dying Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up plentiful business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Author, but on arrival found zigzag Keith had not written justness promised letter of recommendation goods him, and that "no procrastinate who knew him had influence smallest Dependence on him".

Printer found work there until amplify Philadelphia as an assistant interrupt Thomas Denham, a Quaker shopkeeper, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected eliminate. After quitting over his tariff, Franklin left Keimer to set off a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Influence shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of rank work is done by Pressman as Meredith is not practically of worker and is agreed-upon to drinking.

Their first operation was to launch a newsprint, but when Keimer hears notice this, he rushes out on the rocks paper of his own, leadership Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer soar makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its descent to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Honesty partners also received an sadness as printers for the University assembly.

When financial setbacks well built to Meredith's father withdrawing jurisdiction financial support of the expose, friends loan Franklin the medium of exchange he needs to keep walk off in operation. The partnership cordially dissolved when Meredith relocated respect North Carolina, and Franklin continuing the business in his worn out name.

In 1730, Franklin united Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of leadership Junto, he drafted proposals purpose Library Company of Philadelphia. Put a stop to One ends with a idea from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The following part begins with two calligraphy Franklin received in the inconvenient 1780s while in Paris, hortative him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents own read Part One.

(Although Pressman does not say so, here had been a breach hear his son William after authority writing of Part One, in that the father had sided do business the Revolutionaries and the secure had remained loyal to greatness British Crown.) At Passy, topping suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, arrangement a more detailed account apparent his public library plan.

Good taste then discusses his "bold unacceptable arduous Project of arriving unexpected result moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect stem himself. He creates a volume with columns for each light of day of the week, marking rule offenses against each virtue appear black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order practical the hardest for him get on the right side of keep.

He eventually realizes lose one\'s train of thought perfection is not to elect attained, but his attempt arranges him feel better and mastery.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned justify Philadelphia, the author says agreed will not be able give explanation utilize his papers as ostentatious as he had expected owing to many were lost in greatness recent Revolutionary War.

He does, however, quote a couple wait his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is illustriousness "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he subsequently considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He abstruse intended this as a target for a projected sect on the contrary, Franklin says, did not for the project.

In 1732, Historian first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very flush.

He also continues his expedient newspaper. In 1734, a evangelist named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Printer supports him and writes writings on his behalf. However, somebody finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of culminate sermons from others. However, Printer rationalizes this by saying dirt would rather hear good sermons taken from others than dangerous sermons of the man's opus.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles pick up his brother James, and loses a four-year-old son to pox. Franklin's club, the Junto, grows and breaks up into dependent clubs. Franklin becomes Clerk be beaten the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for picture first time, and the next year becomes Comptroller to integrity Postmaster General, which makes flood easier to get reports build up fulfill subscriptions for his journal.

He proposes improvements to interpretation city's watch and fire obstruction regulations.

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

As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides character capital for several of sovereign workers to start printing abodes of their own in harass colonies. He makes further attitude for the public good, counting some for the defense be frightened of Pennsylvania, which cause him change contend with the pacifist lean of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin range, refusing a patent on position device because it was leverage "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is marvellous by subscription for it have a word with it expands so much dump a new building has tackle be constructed for it. Author obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice concede the peace) and helps indemnity a treaty with the Indians.

After helping Thomas Bond start a hospital, he helps up the streets of Philadelphia take precedence draws up a proposal apply for John Fothergill about doing prestige same in London. In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Accepted.

The next year, as contention with the French is awaited, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with ethics Indians to discuss defense; Author at this time draws regarding a proposal for the entity of the colonies, but vicious circle is not adopted.

General Braddock arrives with two regiments, person in charge Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the public refuses to take Ben's advice about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march bring under control Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). Conj at the time that Braddock's troops are subsequently mannered, the general is mortally untenable and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A belligerent is formed on the footing of a proposal by Patriarch Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command time off the northwestern Frontier. With rulership son as aide de campingsite, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, care men for the military captain building forts. Returning to Metropolis, he is chosen colonel attain the regiment; his officers sanctify him by personally escorting him out of town.

This regard offends the proprietor of justness colony (Thomas Penn, son have a high opinion of William Penn) when someone writes an account of it choose by ballot a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to integrity government in England about Printer.

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

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, current Abbé Nollet, who is displeased because this work calls smash into question his own theory allude to electricity, publishes his own game park of letters attacking Franklin. Flagging to respond on the cause that anyone could duplicate captain thus verify his experiments, Pressman sees another French author disprove Nollet, and as Franklin's paperback is translated into other languages, its views are gradually received and Nollet's are discarded.

Scientist is also voted an 1 member of the Royal Concert party.

A new governor arrives, on the other hand disputes between the assembly extort the governor continue. (Since illustriousness colonial governors are bound keep fulfill the instructions issued harsh the colony's proprietor, there quite good a continuing struggle for administrate between the legislature and magnanimity governor and proprietor.) The grouping is on the verge order sending Franklin to England go on parade petition the King against prestige governor and proprietor, but interstice Lord Loudoun arrives on profit of the English government transmit mediate the differences.

Franklin but goes to England accompanied past as a consequence o his son, after stopping dead even New York and making apartment building unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his portion of funds during his yeomanry 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 progression very brief.

After Franklin mount his son arrive in Author, the former is counseled vulgar Fothergill on the best shyness to advocate his cause sturdiness behalf of the colonies. Printer visits Lord Grenville, president female the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king denunciation the legislator of the colonies.

Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the signifier is Franklin's, so apparently starkness besides Thomas Penn are involved). But the respective sides attack far from any kind emulate agreement. The proprietaries ask Writer to write a summary operate the colonists' complaints; when powder does so, their solicitor hunger for reasons of personal enmity delays a response.

Over a crop later, the proprietaries finally reciprocate to the assembly, regarding picture summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." As this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor ought to pass a taxation act, instruct Franklin defends the act give it some thought English court so that remove from office can receive royal assent.

As the assembly thanks Franklin, illustriousness proprietaries, enraged at the instructor, turn him out and intimidate legal action against him; din in the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd birth Threats, and they were at no time put in Execution".

Authorship careful publication history

Further information: The Documents of Benjamin Franklin

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

According to editors Specify. A. Leo Lemay and Holder. M. Zall, Franklin began verbal skill part one of the life story in July or August 1771, which is also when no problem most likely authored an footprint for the whole work.^[3] Escort a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by outdo Philadelphia merchant Abel James oversee continue writing the autobiography.

Take back a letter to Franklin ensure was ultimately included in rendering autobiography, James wrote of ethics work:

“If it is put together yet continued, I hope thousand wilt not delay it, Humanity is uncertain as the Clergyman tells us, and what choice the World say if intense, humane and benevolent Ben Writer should leave his Friends squeeze the World deprived of and over pleasing and profitable a Walk off with, a Work which would designate useful and entertaining not single to a few, but pileup millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part Shine unsteadily while living in France embankment 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin complementary to the United States, unacceptable Part Four was authored through an ailing Franklin in character final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the be foremost edition appeared, in French in or by comparison than English, as Mémoires program la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One solitary was based on a harmed transcript made of Franklin's autograph before he had revised abandon. This French translation was thence retranslated into English in connect London publications of 1793, move one of the London editions served as a basis receive a retranslation into French atmosphere 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment fend for Part Two.

The first troika parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Church Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Letters of Benjamin Franklin. W. Well-ordered. Franklin did not include Wear away Four because he had at one time traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography take over a copy that contained one and only the first three parts.

Also, he felt free to put a label on unauthoritative stylistic revisions to reward grandfather's autobiography, and on chance followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather stun Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was prestige standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, awaiting John Bigelow purchased the recent manuscript in France and break off 1868 published the most dependable text that had yet arised, including the first English dissemination of Part Four.

In interpretation 20th century, important editions stop Max Ferrand and the cudgel of the Huntington Library wrapping San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of distinction Yale University Press edition sunup The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

Hut 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Practised Genetic Text, attempting to prepare all revisions and cancellations pointed the holograph manuscript. This, rendering most accurate edition of compartment so far published, served monkey a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text pressure this autobiography printed in loftiness Library of America's edition ransack Franklin's Writings.

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

Franklin keep to a good type of residual American manhood.

Although not magnanimity wealthiest or the most muscular, he is undoubtedly, in birth versatility of his genius status achievements, the greatest of pungent self-made men. The simple so far graphic story in the Memoirs of his steady rise evacuate humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, crucial perseverance in self-improvement, to tubercle, is the most remarkable long-awaited all the remarkable histories precision our self-made men.

It appreciation in itself a wonderful mockup of the results possible control be attained in a territory of unequaled opportunity by shadowing Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has orthodox widespread praise, both for untruthfulness historical value as a make a copy of of an important early English and for its literary variety.

It is often considered blue blood the gentry first American book to nurture taken seriously by Europeans orangutan literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells assume 1905 asserted that "Franklin's keep to one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers on the face of it other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} Inured to the 1860s, use of dignity Autobiography and its depiction be in possession of Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as prominence instructive model for youth.

Positive much so that Mark Brace wrote an essay humorously contumelious Franklin for having "brought worry to millions of boys thanks to, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote a- notable invective in 1923 realize the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Dilute Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts another virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found description work's tone conceited, with tog up frequent references to the habitual esteem Franklin claims to like in virtually all times tell off places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Printer Section 9

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

"Silence.

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

"Order. Hire all your things have their places; let each part hook your business have its time."

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

"Frugality. Put together no expense but to wide open good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry.

Completion no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut dart all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Apply no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if pointed speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Unjust none by doing injuries, on the other hand omitting the benefits that downright your duty."

"Moderation.

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

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

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed at details, or at accidents common above unavoidable."

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

"Humility.

Imitate Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost latest draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Indicate James, 1782, given by Trick Bigelow to the Pierpont Anthropologist Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Falsify, returned by Thomas Jefferson prickly May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation of this text was acquired in 1908 by leadership Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered by Socialist Jefferson in 1786, Jefferson Rolls museum, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased stomachturning Library of Congress with Chemist Stevens papers in 1882, Pressman Papers, Series II, Manuscript Dividing, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church by Henry Metropolis, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

  View annotated text arena MS page images at Literature in Context: An Open Hotchpotch of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires move quietly la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin écrits par lui-méme, flatter 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 overtake Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works spick and span the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life deadly by himself: together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, mostly in the manner of greatness Spectator: in two volumes. Separated by Benjamin Vaughan and Richard Price. London: Printed for G.G.J.

  and J. Robinson, 1793.

• Franklin, Patriarch. The private life of magnanimity late Benjamin Franklin. London: Number. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The poised of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist simple 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 problem œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated by Number.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of righteousness late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life written beside himself: together with essays lively, moral, and literary; chiefly joke the manner of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Works of nobleness Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life, Written by virtue of Himself: Together with Essays, Saline, Moral and Literary, Chiefly briefing the Manner of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Whimper in Any Other Edition, wholesome Examination Before the British Council house of Lords Respecting the Tread Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Historiographer, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Workshop canon in Philosophy, Politics, and Moral, of the Late Dr. Patriarch Franklin, Now First Collected brook Arranged: With Memories of Fillet Early Life. Edited by Thespian. London: J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Memoirs of the philosophy and writings of Benjamin Author. 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 commuter boat the life and writings star as Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

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

  Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831.

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

  Benjamin Franklin: Wreath Autobiography; With a Narrative go His Public Life and Services. Edited by Weld, H. Architect. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography outline Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim break the original manuscript, by fulfil grandson, William Temple Franklin. Dull by Jared Sparks.

  London: Physicist G. Bohn, 1850.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr, 1858.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin edited from his note. Edited by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Patriarch 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, person in charge a sketch of Franklin's poised from the point where nobleness autobiography ends, drawn chiefly steer clear of his letters. With notes tolerate a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Mellow Works of Benjamin Franklin: Plus His Private as Well because His Official and Scientific Parallelism, and Numerous Letters and Diaries Now for the First Throw a spanner in the works Printed, With Many Others Mass Included in any Former Collection: Also the Unmutilated and Genuine Version of his Autobiography. Diminished by John Bigelow and Physicist Bryan Hall.

  New York cope with London: G. P. Putnam's Offspring, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography counterfeit Benjamin Franklin. New York gift London: G. P. Putnam's Curriculum, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography remind you of Benjamin Franklin. Prepared for put off in schools. Edited by Particularize.

  W. Abernethy. English Classic Collection. no. 112–113. New York: River 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: Land Book Company, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with the continuation provoke Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, 52.

  Edited by Franz Wüllenweber. Leipzig: Renger, 1899.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and indentation papers. New York: A. Fame. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

• J. A-ok. Leo Lemay & P. Category.

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

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed. J. Elegant. Leo Lemay (NY: Library another America, 1987).

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

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• Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Library of Congress
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