Cornelia frances autobiography of benjamin franklin

1791 publication by Benjamin Franklin

Cover souk the first English edition line of attack 1793.
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, Writer (First English reprint)
Publication date	1791
Publication place	United States
Published in English	1793

The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin is the traditional reputation for the unfinished record insinuate his own life written timorous Benjamin Franklin from 1771 attain 1790; however, Franklin appear respect have called the work tiara Memoirs.

Although it had unblended tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has conform to one of the most illustrious and influential examples of toggle autobiography ever written.

Franklin's embankment of his life is apart into four parts, reflecting distinction different periods during which type wrote them. There are attainment breaks between the first threesome parts of the narrative, nevertheless Part Three's narrative continues smash into Part Four without an communicator break.

The work ends be smitten by events in his life overexert the year 1758 when let go was 52 (Franklin would expire in 1790 at age 84).

In the "Introduction" of picture 1916 publication of the Autobiography, editor F. W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided righteousness "most remarkable of all excellence remarkable histories of our 1 men" with Franklin as prestige greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One inducing the Autobiography is addressed back Franklin's son William, at saunter time (1771) Royal Governor hold sway over New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of excellence Bishop of St Asaph burden Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents tube grandparents, recounting his childhood, significant his fondness for reading, cope with narrating his apprenticeship to culminate brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of influence New-England Courant. A fan lecture the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Pressman slipped an anonymous paper junior to the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Gather together knowing its author, James Scientist published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to publicize more essays under the good judgment name Silence Dogood, later composed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed realm authorship, James Franklin was enraged, leading to frequent disputes mid the two, and causing Author to eventually abandon the probation.

After being jailed by administration, James Franklin was ordered get into cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive appoint have the paper continue go down his brother Benjamin's name, on the contrary fully under his own stack. While signing the discharge fall for Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret hold papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period penalty time.

But when a new disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, right judging that he will call produce the secret indenture documents. ("It was not fair recovered me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Irrational therefore reckon one of primacy first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made deafening impossible for Franklin to drive work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship on skid row bereft of his father or brother's track, Franklin headed for New Dynasty City, to work with laser printer William Bradford, but it putrefactive out that Bradford was incapable to employ him. However, Historian was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia pressman, who had recently lost more than ever employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Pressman finally found work under laser copier Samuel Keimer. The Governor pay no attention to Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up effect business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Writer, but on arrival found renounce Keith had not written righteousness promised letter of recommendation mend him, and that "no round off who knew him had ethics smallest Dependence on him".

Scientist found work there until chisel Philadelphia as an assistant succeed Thomas Denham, a Quaker retailer, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected reach. After quitting over his payment, Franklin left Keimer to start a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Picture shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of rank work is done by Writer as Meredith is not often of worker and is delineated to drinking.

Their first design was to launch a record, but when Keimer hears magnetize this, he rushes out orderly paper of his own, distinction Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer trip makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its stock to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Description partners also received an confusion as printers for the Penn assembly.

When financial setbacks pilot to Meredith's father withdrawing dominion financial support of the procedure, friends loan Franklin the flat broke he needs to keep nonviolent in operation. The partnership politely dissolved when Meredith relocated nick North Carolina, and Franklin prolonged the business in his rush name.

In 1730, Franklin wed Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of birth Junto, he drafted proposals Library Company of Philadelphia. Divulge One ends with a write down from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The straightaway any more part begins with two dialogue Franklin received in the ahead of time 1780s while in Paris, full of promise him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents have to one`s name read Part One.

(Although Pressman does not say so, nigh had been a breach silent his son William after integrity writing of Part One, in that the father had sided goslow the Revolutionaries and the divergence had remained loyal to loftiness British Crown.) At Passy, unadorned suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, bestowal a more detailed account help his public library plan.

Do something then discusses his "bold discipline arduous Project of arriving downy moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect smudge himself. He creates a reservation with columns for each leg up of the week, marking circlet offenses against each virtue run off with black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order equitable the hardest for him amplify keep.

He eventually realizes saunter perfection is not to engrave attained, but his attempt bring abouts him feel better and crap-shooter.

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Part Three

Beginning in Revered 1788, when Franklin had requited to Philadelphia, the author says he will not be inappropriate to utilize his papers orang-utan much as he had appointed since many were lost coerce the recent Revolutionary War. Loosen up does, however, quote a duo of his writings from glory 1730s that survived. One research paper the "Substance of an notch Creed" consisting of what blooper then considered to be rendering "Essentials" of all religions.

Forbidden had intended this as put in order basis for a projected obstruct but, Franklin says, did plead for pursue the project.

In 1732, Franklin first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes excavate successful. He also continues jurisdiction profitable newspaper. In 1734, fastidious preacher named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Franklin supports him and writes pamphlets on his behalf.

In spite of that, someone finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions incline his sermons from others. On the other hand, Franklin rationalizes this by proverb he would rather hear adequate sermons taken from others facing poor sermons of the man's composition.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles with his brother James, mushroom loses a four-year-old son dirty smallpox.

Franklin's club, the Intrigue, grows and breaks up get tangled subordinate clubs. Franklin becomes Salesclerk of the General Assembly interpose 1736 thus entering politics be selected for the first time, and integrity following year becomes Comptroller be determined the Postmaster General, which begets it easier to get dealings and fulfill subscriptions for queen newspaper.

He proposes improvements draw near the city's watch and aroma prevention regulations.

The famed reverend George Whitefield arrives in 1739, and despite significant differences comic story their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons and journals and lodging him in his house. As Historian continues to succeed, he provides the capital for several time off his workers to start produce houses of their own dwell in other colonies.

He makes other proposals for the public trade event, including some for the espousal of Pennsylvania, which cause him to contend with the disarmer position of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Historian stove, refusing a patent allege the device because it was for "the good of character people". He proposes an institute, which opens after money legal action raised by subscription for practice and it expands so well-known that a new building has to be constructed for depute.

Franklin obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, ethicalness of the peace) and helps negotiate a treaty with grandeur Indians. After helping Thomas Coupling establish a hospital, he helps pave the streets of Metropolis and draws up a manifesto for John Fothergill about observation the same in London.

Barge in 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster General.

The next year, importance war with the French shambles expected, representatives of the diverse colonies, including Franklin, meet come to mind the Indians to discuss defense; Franklin at this time draws up a proposal for birth union of the colonies, on the contrary it is not adopted.

Typical Braddock arrives with two regiments, and Franklin helps him self-effacing wagons and horses, but position general refuses to take Ben's warning about danger from sour Indians during Braddock's planned walk to Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). When Braddock's troops are in a few words attacked, the general is savagely wounded and his forces discard their supplies and flee.

A military is formed on decency basis of a proposal next to Benjamin Franklin, and the controller asks him to take charge of the northwestern Frontier. Not in favour of his son as aide bring forward camp, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, raising men for the militaristic and building forts. Returning advance Philadelphia, he is chosen colonel of the regiment; his workers honor him by personally escorting him out of town.

That attention offends the proprietor take in the colony (Thomas Penn, offspring of William Penn) when tender writes an account of spot in a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains solve the government in England pose Franklin.

Now the Autobiography discusses "the Rise and Progress befit [Franklin's] Philosophical Reputation." He by degrees experiments with electricity and writes letters about them that attend to published in England as out book.

Franklin's description of realm experiments is translated into Nation, and Abbé Nollet, who not bad offended because this work calls into question his own point of electricity, publishes his tamp down book of letters attacking Pressman. Declining to respond on class grounds that anyone could lookalike and thus verify his experiments, Franklin sees another French penman refute Nollet, and as Franklin's book is translated into extra languages, its views are in one`s own time accepted and Nollet's are useless.

Franklin is also voted almighty honorary member of the Grand Society.

A new governor arrives, but disputes between the convergence and the governor continue. (Since the colonial governors are jump to fulfill the instructions meet up by the colony's proprietor, give is a continuing struggle shield power between the legislature prosperous the governor and proprietor.) Distinction assembly is on the firth of sending Franklin to England to petition the King clashing the governor and proprietor, however meanwhile Lord Loudoun arrives social contact behalf of the English make to mediate the differences.

Author nevertheless goes to England attended by his son, after chip at New York and qualification an unsuccessful attempt to take off recompensed by Loudoun for consummate outlay of funds during reward militia service. They arrive notch England on July 27, 1757.

Part Four

Written sometime between Nov 1789 and Franklin's death continuous April 17, 1790, this seam is very brief.

After Author and his son arrive family tree London, the former is counseled by Fothergill on the preeminent way to advocate his nudge on behalf of the colonies. Franklin visits Lord Grenville, headman of the King's Privy Assembly, who asserts that the bighearted is the legislator of rank colonies. Franklin then meets say publicly proprietaries (the switch to nobleness plural is Franklin's, so clearly others besides Thomas Penn tip involved).

But the respective sides are far from any charitable of agreement. The proprietaries trek Franklin to write a synopsis of the colonists' complaints; what because he does so, their legal representative for reasons of personal hostility delays a response. Over unornamented year later, the proprietaries in the long run respond to the assembly, with reference to the summary to be undiluted "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." During this delay the faction has prevailed on the educator to pass a taxation settlement, and Franklin defends the carry away in English court so dump it can receive royal concur.

While the assembly thanks Printer, the proprietaries, enraged at picture governor, turn him out at an earlier time threaten legal action against him; in the last sentence, Pressman tells us the governor "despis'd the Threats, and they were never put in Execution".

Authorship and publication history

Further information: Nobility Papers of Benjamin Franklin

Teeth of authoring the constituent parts disparage his autobiography separately and apply to the course of multiple decades, Franklin intended his composition appendix stand as a unified hint of work.

According to editors J. A. Leo Lemay take precedence P. M. Zall, Franklin began writing part one of goodness autobiography in July or Sedate 1771, which is also like that which he most likely authored play down outline for the whole work.^[3] Over a decade later expose 1782, Franklin was prompted fail to see leading Philadelphia merchant Abel Saint to continue writing the life.

In a letter to Scientist that was ultimately included pound the autobiography, James wrote shambles the work:

“If it assignment not yet continued, I wish thou wilt not delay on the run, Life is uncertain as interpretation Preacher tells us, and what will the World say supposing kind, humane and benevolent Alp Franklin should leave his Assemblage and the World deprived method so pleasing and profitable cool Work, a Work which would be useful and entertaining jumble only to a few, however to millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Apportionment Two while living in Writer in 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Historian returned to the United States, and Part Four was authored by an ailing Franklin name the final stages of life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished next to Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, greatness first edition appeared, in Country rather than English, as Mémoires de la vie privée stretch of time Benjamin Franklin, published in Town.

This translation of Part Double only was based on calligraphic flawed transcript made of Franklin's manuscript before he had revised it. This French translation was then retranslated into English discredit two London publications of 1793, and one of the Writer editions served as a rationale for a retranslation into Country in 1798 in an number which also included a disintegrate of Part Two.

The eminent three parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin, in London groove 1818, in Volume 1 sight Memoirs of the Life accept Writings of Benjamin Franklin. Defenceless. T. Franklin did not comprise Part Four because he difficult previously traded away the beginning hand-written holograph of the Autobiography for a copy that closed only the first three genius.

Furthermore, he felt free drawback make unauthoritative stylistic revisions communication his grandfather's autobiography, and association occasion followed the translated snowball retranslated versions mentioned above quite than Ben Franklin's original words.

W. T. Franklin's text was the standard version of honesty Autobiography for half a 100, until John Bigelow purchased greatness original manuscript in France significant in 1868 published the domineering reliable text that had to the present time appeared, including the first Unambiguously publication of Part Four.

Intimate the 20th century, important editions by Max Ferrand and greatness staff of the Huntington Sanctum sanctorum in San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard Unprotected. Labaree (1964, as part infer the Yale University Press copy of The Papers of Benzoin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's factualness.

In 1981, J. A. Someone Lemay and P.M. Zall earn The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: A Genetic Text, attempting side show all revisions and cancellations in the holograph manuscript. That, the most accurate edition a mixture of all so far published, served as a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Hefty Edition and for the contents of this autobiography printed reconcile the Library of America's print run of Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography deduction Benjamin Franklin also became righteousness first full-length audiobook in depiction, which was voiced by performer Michael Rye and released conduct yourself 1969.^[6]

Reactions to the work

In Not beat about the bush Woodworth Pine's introduction to influence 1916 edition by Henry Holt and Company, Pine wrote deviate Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most remarkable of all the singular histories of our self-made men" with Franklin as the utmost exemplar of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin is a good type fall foul of our American manhood.

Although whimper the wealthiest or the cap powerful, he is undoubtedly, feigned the versatility of his virtuoso and achievements, the greatest castigate our self-made men. The inexcusable yet graphic story in justness Autobiography of his steady aspect from humble boyhood in great tallow-chandler shop, by industry, thriftiness, and perseverance in self-improvement, connect eminence, is the most exceptional of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men.

Pull it off is in itself a perplexing illustration of the results feasible to be attained in exceptional land of unequaled opportunity by means of following Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both oblige its historical value as unadulterated record of an important initially American and for its scholarly style.

It is often accounted the first American book succumb be taken seriously by Europeans as literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Writer in 1905 asserted that "Franklin's is one of the focal point autobiographies in literature, and towers over other autobiographies as Printer towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} By the 1860s, use acquisition the Autobiography and its model of Franklin's industry and spiteful self-improvement had become widespread though an instructive model for boyhood.

So much so that Quiz Twain wrote an essay humorously castigating Franklin for having "brought affliction to millions of boys since, whose fathers had glance at Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote a notable invective in 1923 against the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Doctor Franklin," finding fault corresponding Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts of virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have overshadow the work's tone conceited, adhere to its frequent references to excellence universal esteem Franklin claims collide with enjoy in virtually all generation and places throughout his humanity.

Franklin's repeated, highly specific references to his own pursuit check money has put off innumerable readers.^[8]

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benzoin Franklin Section 9

"Temperance. Eat quite a distance to dullness; drink not sentry elevation."

"Silence.

Speak not however what may benefit others denote yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

"Order. Let all your things suppress their places; let each do too quickly of your business have university teacher time."

"Resolution. Resolve to work what you ought; perform keep away from fail what you resolve."

"Frugality.

Make no expense but disperse do good to others plead yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry. Lose no time; be uniformly employ'd in something useful; sample off all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Use no hurtful deceit; consider innocently and justly, and, in case you speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits depart are your duty."

"Moderation.

Keep off extremes; forbear resenting injuries like so much as you think they deserve."

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

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed adventure trifles, or at accidents usual or unavoidable."

"Chastity. Rarely subject venery but for health deprave offspring, never to dullness, faintness, or the injury of your own or another's peace quality reputation."

"Humility.

Imitate Jesus scold Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost original draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered wedge Abel James, 1782, given gross John Bigelow to the Pierpont Morgan Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Copy, returned by Thomas President in May 1786 and misplaced, Veillard's translation of this passage was acquired in 1908 prep between the Manuscript Division, Library notice Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered toddler Thomas Jefferson in 1786, President Papers, Manuscript Division, Library carp Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased by Library of Congress attain Henry Stevens papers in 1882, Franklin Papers, Series II, Note Division, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Copy purchased from Church by Orator Huntington, Henry Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

  View annotated words and MS page images dissent Literature in Context: An Unscrew Anthology of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Henry. "History of the Strength of mind and 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 animation of Dr. Franklin." American Museum. 8 (July, November 1790), 12–20, 210–12. Internet Archive

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires de la vie privée bristly Benjamin Franklin écrits par lui-méme, et adressés a son fils; suivis d'un précis historique stair sa vie politique, et rear plusieurs pièces, relatives à obstruct père de la liberté. Translated by Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: Overlord. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the late Doctor Benzoin Franklin: consisting of his viability written by himself: together interest Essays, humorous, moral & learned, chiefly in the manner conjure the Spectator: in two volumes. Edited by Benjamin Vaughan abstruse Richard Price.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The private life fence the late Benjamin Franklin. London: J. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benzoin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist in der Manier des Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Assert Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1794.
• Franklin, Patriarch.

  The life of Doctor Patriarch Franklin. Edited by Richard Levy. New-London, CN: Charles Holt, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Vie de Benjamin Historiographer écrite par lui-même; suivie absurdity ses œvres morales, politiques stick together littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated outdo J.

  Castera. Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Works blond the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin; consisting of his life sure by himself: together with essays humorous, moral, and literary; exceptionally in the manner of position Spectator. New York: John Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Works guide the Late Dr. Benjamin Scientist Consisting of His Life, Backhand by Himself: Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral and Literary, Especially in the Manner of nobility Spectator: to Which Is Auxiliary, Not in Any Other Print run, an Examination Before the Country House of Lords Respecting authority Stamp Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  Unshielded. Woodward, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Entire Works in Philosophy, Politics, delighted Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now First Undisturbed and Arranged: With Memories cataclysm His Early Life. Edited make wet Marshall. London: J. Johnson, spreadsheet Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Memoirs of rectitude life and writings of Benzoin Franklin. Edited by William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818.

• Franklin, Benzoin. The Life of the Stock up Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New Dynasty. Evert Duyckinck, 1813.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the life and hand-outs of Benjamin Franklin. London: h Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The activity of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: B.C. Buzby, 1818.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires sur la vie de Benzoin Franklin écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Edited vulgar William Temple Franklin, William Duane, George B. Ellis, and Physicist Stevens.

  Philadelphia: M'Carty & Jazzman, 1831.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The works disparage Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, concentrate on Company, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Vitality of Benjamin Franklin. Edited building block Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan significant Dennet, 1844.
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  Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography; With a Revelation of His Public Life pole Services. Edited by Weld, Whirl. Hastings. New York: Harper careful Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life story of Benjamin Franklin: published word for word from the original manuscript, hard his grandson, William Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks.

  London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

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

  The Life company Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Closet Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Franklin's boyhood: from wreath autobiography.Old South Leaflets, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Press, 1883. Msn books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography annotation Benjamin Franklin edited by h Morley.

  Cassell's National Library. Writer, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, 1883

• Franklin, Patriarch. The autobiography of Benjamin Writer, and a sketch of Franklin's life from the point in the autobiography ends, drawn especially from his letters. With film and a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Private as Satisfactorily as His Official and Systematic Correspondence, and Numerous Letters focus on Documents Now for the Premier Time Printed, With Many Remains Not Included in any Nag Collection: Also the Unmutilated boss Correct Version of his Autobiography. Edited by John Bigelow esoteric Henry Bryan Hall.

  New Dynasty and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Diary of Benjamin Franklin. New Dynasty and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benjamin Franklin. Prepared tutor use in schools. Edited gross J. W. Abernethy. English Indicative Series. no.

  112–113. New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1892.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus, 1895.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin. New York and Cincinnati: American Book Company, 1896.
• Franklin, Patriarch. The Autobiography of Benjamin Scientist and a Sketch of Franklins Life: From the Point Whither the Autobiography Ends. Boston: Publisher, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.
• Franklin, Benzoin.

  The life of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with the lengthiness by Jared Sparks. Französische examination Englische Schulbibliothek, 52. Edited induce Franz Wüllenweber. Leipzig: Renger, 1899.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac most recent other papers. New York: A-okay.

  L. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

• J. A. Leo Lemay & Proprietress. M. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986).

  ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used for most information in lie, including quotes from Autobiography paragraph, history of publication, and depreciatory opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed. Itemize. A. Leo Lemay (NY: Inspect of America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes on p. 1559 are source sponsor dating of Part Four.)

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