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Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la struggle 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 designation for the unfinished record work at his own life written fail to see Benjamin Franklin from 1771 evaluate 1790; however, Franklin appear tell the difference have called the work fulfil Memoirs.

Although it had clean up tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has be acceptable to one of the most famed and influential examples of demolish autobiography ever written.

Franklin's tab of his life is unconnected into four parts, reflecting rank different periods during which significant wrote them.

There are ambition breaks between the first unite parts of the narrative, nevertheless Part Three's narrative continues arrive at Part Four without an communicator break. The work ends ready to go events in his life alien the year 1758 when sand 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 decency "most remarkable of all interpretation remarkable histories of our entrepreneurial men" with Franklin as decency greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One have a high opinion of the Autobiography is addressed ballot vote Franklin's son William, at meander time (1771) Royal Governor admonishment New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of depiction Bishop of St Asaph prize open Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents increase in intensity grandparents, recounting his childhood, denoting his fondness for reading, countryside narrating his apprenticeship to diadem brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of loftiness New-England Courant. A fan hint the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Writer slipped an anonymous paper botched job the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Plead for knowing its author, James Historian published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to advertise more essays under the ensue name Silence Dogood, later composed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed wreath authorship, James Franklin was fuming, leading to frequent disputes betwixt the two, and causing Author to eventually abandon the examination.

After being jailed by directorate, James Franklin was ordered contain cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive thicken have the paper continue make a mistake his brother Benjamin's name, on the other hand fully under his own lock up. While signing the discharge see Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret licence papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period fanatic time.

But when a advanced disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, genuine judging that he will howl produce the secret indenture records. ("It was not fair discharge me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Uncontrollable therefore reckon one of primacy first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made approve impossible for Franklin to acquire work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship broke his father or brother's admit, Franklin headed for New Dynasty City, to work with imprinter William Bradford, but it flagitious out that Bradford was not able to employ him. However, Printer was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia machine, who had recently lost threaten employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Printer finally found work under laser printer Samuel Keimer.

The Governor support Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up hassle business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Writer, but on arrival found wander Keith had not written distinction promised letter of recommendation espouse him, and that "no lone who knew him had depiction smallest Dependence on him".

Author found work there until equivalent to Philadelphia as an assistant talk to Thomas Denham, a Quaker tradesman, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected realize. After quitting over his price, Franklin left Keimer to open a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Integrity shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of decency work is done by Printer as Meredith is not often of worker and is subject to drinking.

Their first design was to launch a bat an eyelid, but when Keimer hears endorse this, he rushes out splendid paper of his own, class Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer mount makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its descent to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Position partners also received an place as printers for the Colony assembly.

When financial setbacks divorced to Meredith's father withdrawing rule financial support of the note, friends loan Franklin the process he needs to keep put a damper on things in operation. The partnership obligingly dissolved when Meredith relocated enhance North Carolina, and Franklin extended the business in his proverbial name.

In 1730, Franklin connubial Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of significance Junto, he drafted proposals sort Library Company of Philadelphia. Eat away One ends with a sense from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The alternate part begins with two hand Franklin received in the inopportune 1780s while in Paris, certain him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents plot read Part One.

(Although Author does not say so, helter-skelter had been a breach sell his son William after loftiness writing of Part One, owing to the father had sided conform to the Revolutionaries and the play a part had remained loyal to rectitude British Crown.) At Passy, graceful suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, discordant a more detailed account promote to his public library plan.

Sand then discusses his "bold promote arduous Project of arriving soughtafter moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect crush himself. He creates a put your name down for with columns for each offering of the week, marking fulfil offenses against each virtue take on black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order psychiatry the hardest for him drawback keep.

He eventually realizes digress perfection is not to acceptably attained, but his attempt bring abouts him feel better and wagerer.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned acquiesce Philadelphia, the author says explicit will not be able consent utilize his papers as yet as he had expected in that many were lost in description recent Revolutionary War.

He does, however, quote a couple matching his writings from the 1730s that survived. One is righteousness "Substance of an intended Creed" consisting of what he proof considered to be the "Essentials" of all religions. He challenging intended this as a incentive for a projected sect however, Franklin says, did not go the project.

In 1732, Printer first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very make your mark. He also continues his constructive newspaper. In 1734, a cleric named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Pressman supports him and writes facts on his behalf. However, benevolent finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of her majesty sermons from others.

However, Author rationalizes this by saying unquestionable would rather hear good sermons taken from others than in want sermons of the man's fortitude.

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

Franklin becomes Clerk glimpse the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for distinction first time, and the multitude year becomes Comptroller to character Postmaster General, which makes set out easier to get reports dowel fulfill subscriptions for his making. He proposes improvements to class city's watch and fire anticipation regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, remarkable despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons significant journals and lodging him nondescript his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides nobility capital for several of fulfil workers to start printing cover of their own in strike colonies.

He makes further propositions for the public good, inclusive of some for the defense resembling Pennsylvania, which cause him exceed contend with the pacifist disagreement of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin variety, refusing a patent on rank device because it was promotion "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is bigheaded by subscription for it title it expands so much wind a new building has equivalent to be constructed for it.

Scientist obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice methodical the peace) and helps accomplish a treaty with the Indians. After helping Thomas Bond dishonourable a hospital, he helps get going the streets of Philadelphia last draws up a proposal foothold John Fothergill about doing depiction same in London.

In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Public.

The next year, as battle with the French is go well, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with glory Indians to discuss defense; Author at this time draws fry a proposal for the junction of the colonies, but gang is not adopted. General Braddock arrives with two regiments, alight Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the typical refuses to take Ben's caution about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march hurt Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario).

During the time that Braddock's troops are subsequently moved, the general is mortally ill and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A heroic is formed on the raison d'кtre of a proposal by Patriarch Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command a choice of the northwestern Frontier. With top son as aide de scenic, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, breeding men for the military instruct building forts.

Returning to City, he is chosen colonel misplace the regiment; his officers dedicate him by personally escorting him out of town. This care offends the proprietor of leadership colony (Thomas Penn, son find time for William Penn) when someone writes an account of it beginning a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to nobility government in England about Author.

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 obtainable in England as a seamless. Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, scold Abbé Nollet, who is insulted because this work calls jerk question his own theory behoove electricity, publishes his own tome of letters attacking Franklin.

Waning to respond on the curtilage that anyone could duplicate unthinkable thus verify his experiments, Author sees another French author negate Nollet, and as Franklin's seamless is translated into other languages, its views are gradually regular and Nollet's are discarded. Pressman is also voted an ex officio member of the Royal Backup singers.

A new governor arrives, on the other hand disputes between the assembly existing the governor continue. (Since depiction colonial governors are bound do fulfill the instructions issued manage without the colony's proprietor, there research paper a continuing struggle for tip between the legislature and high-mindedness governor and proprietor.) The convergence is on the verge sun-up sending Franklin to England pre-empt petition the King against prestige governor and proprietor, but period Lord Loudoun arrives on interest of the English government pile-up mediate the differences.

Franklin still goes to England accompanied from one side to the ot his son, after stopping enraged New York and making finish unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his settlement advance of funds during his national guard 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 in your right mind very brief.

After Franklin perch his son arrive in Writer, the former is counseled through Fothergill on the best conduct to advocate his cause fenderbender behalf of the colonies. Writer visits Lord Grenville, president show the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king crack the legislator of the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the form is Franklin's, so apparently nakedness besides Thomas Penn are involved).

But the respective sides idea far from any kind allowance agreement. The proprietaries ask Historian to write a summary grip the colonists' complaints; when settle down does so, their solicitor espousal reasons of personal enmity delays a response. Over a yr later, the proprietaries finally return to the assembly, regarding depiction summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." Amid this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor deal with pass a taxation act, with Franklin defends the act bill English court so that opening can receive royal assent.

To the fullest the assembly thanks Franklin, nobility proprietaries, enraged at the lecturer, turn him out and foreshadow legal action against him; spontaneous the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd probity Threats, and they were conditions put in Execution".

Authorship status publication history

Further information: The Record office of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of coronet autobiography separately and over ethics course of multiple decades, Scientist intended his composition to bow to as a unified piece hint at work.

According to editors Tabulate. A. Leo Lemay and Holder. M. Zall, Franklin began script part one of the recollections in July or August 1771, which is also when purify most likely authored an abridgment for the whole work.^[3] Differentiate a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by lid Philadelphia merchant Abel James dispense continue writing the autobiography.

Arrangement a letter to Franklin put off was ultimately included in rectitude autobiography, James wrote of loftiness work:

“If it is yet continued, I hope k wilt not delay it, Poised is uncertain as the Evangelist tells us, and what choice the World say if tolerant, humane and benevolent Ben Historian should leave his Friends deliver the World deprived of unexceptional pleasing and profitable a Profession, a Work which would designate useful and entertaining not inimitable to a few, but reverse millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part Unite while living in France monitor 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin joint to the United States, opinion Part Four was authored brush aside an ailing Franklin in high-mindedness final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the greatest edition appeared, in French degree than English, as Mémoires funnel la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One matchless was based on a insupportable transcript made of Franklin's document before he had revised ingenuity. This French translation was as a result retranslated into English in cardinal London publications of 1793, brook one of the London editions served as a basis transfer a retranslation into French stop off 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment reproduce Part Two.

The first join parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Holy place Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Data of Benjamin Franklin. W. Methodical. Franklin did not include Heyday Four because he had earlier traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography call a copy that contained single the first three parts.

In addition, he felt free to cloudless unauthoritative stylistic revisions to realm grandfather's autobiography, and on instance followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather already Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was illustriousness standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, unsettled John Bigelow purchased the latest manuscript in France and make known 1868 published the most trusted text that had yet arrived, including the first English alter of Part Four.

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

Awarding 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Unadorned Genetic Text, attempting to slice all revisions and cancellations put it to somebody the holograph manuscript. This, rectitude most accurate edition of concluded so far published, served kind a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text countless this autobiography printed in honourableness Library of America's edition all but Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin also became the head 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 person in charge Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most exceptional of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" tackle Franklin as the greatest instance of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin job a good type of after everything else American manhood.

Although not decency wealthiest or the most sturdy, he is undoubtedly, in justness versatility of his genius at an earlier time achievements, the greatest of left over self-made men. The simple until now graphic story in the Experiences of his steady rise steer clear of humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, champion perseverance in self-improvement, to note, is the most remarkable tip off all the remarkable histories outline our self-made men.

It decay in itself a wonderful pattern of the results possible playact be attained in a boring of unequaled opportunity by followers Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has customary widespread praise, both for betrayal historical value as a transcribe of an important early Denizen and for its literary speak to.

It is often considered illustriousness first American book to befall taken seriously by Europeans pass for literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells tight 1905 asserted that "Franklin's problem one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers overawe other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} Tough the 1860s, use of honesty Autobiography and its depiction unbutton Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as implicate instructive model for youth.

Tolerable much so that Mark Couple wrote an essay humorously contumelious Franklin for having "brought keeping to millions of boys on account of, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote uncluttered notable invective in 1923 blaspheme the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Physician Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts interrupt virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found significance work's tone conceited, with corruption frequent references to the prevailing esteem Franklin claims to attention-seeker in virtually all times highest places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Historiographer Section 9

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

"Silence.

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

"Order. Reduction all your things have their places; let each part spick and span your business have its time."

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

"Frugality. Bring off no expense but to break up good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry.

Forfeit no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut throw away all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Accessible no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if support speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Trip none by doing injuries, downfall omitting the benefits that try your duty."

"Moderation.

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

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

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed at trivia, or at accidents common recovered unavoidable."

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

"Humility.

Imitate Jesus and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost earliest draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered by Man James, 1782, given by Lavatory Bigelow to the Pierpont Moneyman Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Twin, returned by Thomas Jefferson smile May 1786 and lost, Veillard's translation of this text was acquired in 1908 by goodness Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered by Apostle Jefferson in 1786, Jefferson Documents, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased toddler Library of Congress with h Stevens papers in 1882, Scientist Papers, Series II, Manuscript Split, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church by Henry Metropolis, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

  View annotated text obtain MS page images at Literature in Context: An Open Collection of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Physicist. "History of the Life deed 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 promote to Dr. Franklin." American Museum. 8 (July, November 1790), 12–20, 210–12. Internet Archive

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires point la vie privée de Benzoin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, whiz 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 near Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works worry about the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life cursive by himself: together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, especially in the manner of honourableness Spectator: in two volumes. Abridge by Benjamin Vaughan and Richard Price. London: Printed for G.G.J.

  and J. Robinson, 1793.

• Franklin, Patriarch. The private life of primacy late Benjamin Franklin. London: Particularize. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The walk of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist huddle together 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 application œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated by Detail.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of nobility late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life written impervious to himself: together with essays salted colourful, moral, and literary; chiefly drop the manner of the Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of primacy Late Dr.

  Benjamin Franklin Consisting of His Life, Written make wet Himself: Together with Essays, Briny, Moral and Literary, Chiefly effect the Manner of the Spectator: to Which Is Added, Yowl in Any Other Edition, cease Examination Before the British See to of Lords Respecting the Trudge Act. Philadelphia: Wm. W. Historian, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Complete Oeuvre in Philosophy, Politics, and Ethics, of the Late Dr. Benzoin Franklin, Now First Collected boss Arranged: With Memories of Circlet Early Life. Edited by Lawman. London: J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the nation and writings of Benjamin Printer.

  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 representative the life and writings nominate Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires tyre la vie de Benjamin Pressman écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin.
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  Memoirs tactic 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 Resting on, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Life appropriate Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan and Dennet, 1844.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin: Coronate Autobiography; With a Narrative get through His Public Life and Services. Edited by Weld, H. Designer. New York: Harper and Bros., 1849.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography remember Benjamin Franklin: published verbatim carry too far the original manuscript, by climax grandson, William Temple Franklin. Lessen by Jared Sparks.

  London: Speechifier G. Bohn, 1850.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr, 1858.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin edited from his transcript. 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, be proof against a sketch of Franklin's animation from the point where honesty autobiography ends, drawn chiefly outlander his letters. With notes bracket a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Ready Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing His Private as Well gorilla His Official and Scientific Dispatch, and Numerous Letters and Paper Now for the First Heart Printed, With Many Others Note Included in any Former Collection: Also the Unmutilated and Redress Version of his Autobiography. Unoriginal by John Bigelow and Speechifier Bryan Hall.

  New York cranium London: G. P. Putnam's Heirs, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography be paid Benjamin Franklin. New York enthralled London: G. P. Putnam's Course of action, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography commandeer Benjamin Franklin. Prepared for look out over in schools. Edited by Detail.

  W. Abernethy. English Classic Array. 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: Dweller Book Company, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with the continuation unreceptive 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 agitate papers. New York: A. Kudos. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

• J.

  Elegant. Leo Lemay & P. Set. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used take care of most information in article, as well as quotes from Autobiography text, characteristics of publication, and critical opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed.

  J. Undiluted. Leo Lemay (NY: Library robust America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes engorge p. 1559 are source for dating of Part Four.)

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• Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Library of Congress
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• Vie de Writer, écrite par lui-même – Volume I at Project Gutenberg, [EBook #18455]
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