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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101101907606
ISBN-139781101907603
eBay Product ID (ePID)208758310
Product Key Features
Book TitleAutobiography and Other Writings : Introduction by Jill Lepore
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPolitical, United States / General, Essays
Publication Year2015
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History
AuthorBenjamin Franklin
Book SeriesEveryman's Library Classics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-019322
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal973.3092 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction Select Bibliography Chronology THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four OTHER WRITINGS Silence Dogood (1, 2, 4 & 7) Franklin's Epitaph Old Mistresses Apologue The Speech of Miss Polly Baker Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind The Kite Experiment A Parable Against Persecution The Way to Wealth Of Lightning An Edict by the King of Prussia Petition of the Letter Z The Whistle Letter to Joseph Priestley Information to Those Who Would Remove to America Letter to Samuel Mather A Petition of the Left Hand Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of its Deliberations An Address to the Public; From the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage Letter to Ezra Stiles
SynopsisBenjamin Franklin's account of his rise from poverty and obscurity to affluence and fame has charmed every generation of readers since it first appeared. Begun as a collection of anecdotes for his son, the memoir grew into a history of his remarkable achievements in the literary, scientific, and political realms. A printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, and statesman, Franklin was also a brilliant writer whose wit and wisdom shine on every page. His Autobiography has deservedly become the most widely read American autobiography of all time--the self-portrait of a quintessential American. Franklin was a remarkably prolific writer, and is equally beloved for his humorous, philosophical, parodic, and satirical writings, parables, and maxims, which he published under an astonishing number of pen names, including Poor Richard, the Busy-Body, and Silence Dogood. This hardcover edition of The Autobiography and Other Writings contains a varied selection of these, including "The Kite Experiment," "A Parable Against Persecution," "Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind," "Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion," and "The Way to Wealth."
LC Classification NumberE302.F82 2015
