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The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.

Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.

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Edition Notes

At head of title: Gateway series.

Published in
New York, Cincinnati [etc.]
Series
The gateway series of English texts. General editor: Henry Van Dyke

Classifications

Library of Congress
E308.6.F7 A2 1907a, E302.6.F7 A2 1907a

The Physical Object

Pagination
287 p.
Number of pages
287

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6990157M
Internet Archive
autobiograp00fran
LCCN
07035637
OCLC/WorldCat
732715

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL26492W

Excerpts

MY WRITING.
added anonymously.
TWYFORD, at the Bishop of St. Asaph's, 1771.
added anonymously.

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