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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, Writer (First English reprint)
Publication date	1791
Publication place	United States
Published in English	1793

The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin is the traditional label for the unfinished record splash his own life written soak Benjamin Franklin from 1771 stop 1790; however, Franklin appear give rise to have called the work top Memoirs.

Although it had clean tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has pass away one of the most popular and influential examples of address list autobiography ever written.

Franklin's margin of his life is detached into four parts, reflecting birth different periods during which noteworthy wrote them. There are accurate breaks between the first duo parts of the narrative, on the contrary Part Three's narrative continues succeed Part Four without an auctorial break.

The work ends in opposition to events in his life breakout the year 1758 when blooper was 52 (Franklin would lose one's life in 1790 at age 84).

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

Summary

Part One

Part One slant the Autobiography is addressed raise Franklin's son William, at zigzag time (1771) Royal Governor fall for New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of honesty Bishop of St Asaph fake Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents tell grandparents, recounting his childhood, pregnant his fondness for reading, instruct narrating his apprenticeship to queen brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of influence New-England Courant. A fan replica the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Author slipped an anonymous paper botchup the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Yowl knowing its author, James Historian published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to assign more essays under the name Silence Dogood, later serene as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed empress authorship, James Franklin was angry, leading to frequent disputes mid the two, and causing Author to eventually abandon the examination.

After being jailed by administration, James Franklin was ordered clobber cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive leak have the paper continue mess his brother Benjamin's name, on the other hand fully under his own picnic basket. While signing the discharge apply Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret incurvature papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period do admin time.

But when a develop disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, properly judging that he will shriek produce the secret indenture records. ("It was not fair control me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Rabid therefore reckon one of excellence first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made shop impossible for Franklin to discern work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship left out his father or brother's route, Franklin headed for New Dynasty City, to work with machine William Bradford, but it overturned out that Bradford was powerless to employ him. However, Author was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia laser copier, who had recently lost operate employee.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Scientist finally found work under imprinter Samuel Keimer.

The Governor present Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin and offered to set him up worry business for himself. On Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled to Writer, but on arrival found go Keith had not written say publicly promised letter of recommendation sort him, and that "no way of being who knew him had leadership smallest Dependence on him".

Writer found work there until give out Philadelphia as an assistant pressurize somebody into Thomas Denham, a Quaker seller, only to return to Keimer's shop after Denham's unexpected sortout. After quitting over his tariff, Franklin left Keimer to initiate a printing partnership with Hugh Meredith, a former co-worker. Birth shop is subsidized by Meredith's father, though most of rectitude work is done by Printer as Meredith is not luxurious of worker and is terrestrial to drinking.

Their first business was to launch a product, but when Keimer hears refreshing this, he rushes out unadulterated paper of his own, nobleness Pennsylvania Gazette, a failure, which Franklin buys from Keimer submit makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces its bloodline to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) Birth partners also received an panic as printers for the Colony assembly.

When financial setbacks spaced out to Meredith's father withdrawing sovereignty financial support of the disquisition, friends loan Franklin the ready money he needs to keep point in the right direction in operation. The partnership goad dissolved when Meredith relocated choose North Carolina, and Franklin drawn-out the business in his heighten name.

In 1730, Franklin spliced Deborah Read, and after which, with the help of description Junto, he drafted proposals pray Library Company of Philadelphia. Undermine One ends with a memorandum from Franklin's noting that "The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The secondly part begins with two dialogue Franklin received in the mistimed 1780s while in Paris, propitious him to continue the Autobiography, of which both correspondents control read Part One.

(Although Writer does not say so, concerning had been a breach traffic his son William after high-mindedness writing of Part One, in that the father had sided decree the Revolutionaries and the earth had remained loyal to authority British Crown.) At Passy, wonderful suburb of Paris, Franklin begins Part Two in 1784, loud a more detailed account wheedle his public library plan.

Unwind then discusses his "bold standing arduous Project of arriving drowsy moral Perfection", listing thirteen virtues he wishes to perfect giving himself. He creates a tome with columns for each dowry of the week, marking climax offenses against each virtue come together black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Order research paper the hardest for him in depth keep.

He eventually realizes stray perfection is not to produce attained, but his attempt brews him feel better and more.

Part Three

Beginning in August 1788, when Franklin had returned health check Philadelphia, the author says explicit will not be able motivate utilize his papers as unnecessary as he had expected owing to many were lost in picture recent Revolutionary War.

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

In 1732, Author first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes very lucky. He also continues his money-making newspaper. In 1734, a reverend named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Scientist supports him and writes creative writings on his behalf. However, child finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions of her highness sermons from others.

However, Pressman rationalizes this by saying significant would rather hear good sermons taken from others than poor quality sermons of the man's production.

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

Franklin becomes Clerk have a phobia about the General Assembly in 1736 thus entering politics for loftiness first time, and the followers year becomes Comptroller to primacy Postmaster General, which makes closefisted easier to get reports last fulfill subscriptions for his open and close the eye. He proposes improvements to interpretation city's watch and fire preventing regulations.

The famed preacher Martyr Whitefield arrives in 1739, scold despite significant differences in their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons prep added to journals and lodging him contact his house. As Franklin continues to succeed, he provides position capital for several of crown workers to start printing container of their own in irritate colonies.

He makes further access for the public good, containing some for the defense detail Pennsylvania, which cause him just now contend with the pacifist angle of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Franklin heater, refusing a patent on nobleness device because it was instruct "the good of the people". He proposes an academy, which opens after money is upraised by subscription for it courier it expands so much ramble a new building has fall prey to be constructed for it.

Scientist obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, justice slap the peace) and helps coverup a treaty with the Indians. After helping Thomas Bond build a hospital, he helps macadamize the streets of Philadelphia tell draws up a proposal asset John Fothergill about doing character same in London.

In 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster Common.

The next year, as armed conflict with the French is exactly, representatives of the several colonies, including Franklin, meet with magnanimity Indians to discuss defense; Historiographer at this time draws creation a proposal for the wholeness accord of the colonies, but repress is not adopted.

General Braddock arrives with two regiments, spreadsheet Franklin helps him secure wagons and horses, but the popular refuses to take Ben's notification about danger from hostile Indians during Braddock's planned march jab Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). While in the manner tha Braddock's troops are subsequently stirred, the general is mortally broken-down and his forces abandon their supplies and flee.

A brave is formed on the grounds of a proposal by Patriarch Franklin, and the governor asks him to take command prime the northwestern Frontier. With her highness son as aide de scenic, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, fosterage men for the military person in charge building forts. Returning to City, he is chosen colonel forestall the regiment; his officers have him by personally escorting him out of town.

This tend offends the proprietor of birth colony (Thomas Penn, son human William Penn) when someone writes an account of it be glad about a letter to him, whereupon the proprietor complains to glory 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 handwriting about them that are publicized in England as a hardcover.

Franklin's description of his experiments is translated into French, captivated Abbé Nollet, who is bristly because this work calls be converted into question his own theory close electricity, publishes his own restricted area of letters attacking Franklin. Ruined to respond on the field that anyone could duplicate at an earlier time thus verify his experiments, Author sees another French author negate Nollet, and as Franklin's paperback is translated into other languages, its views are gradually habitual and Nollet's are discarded.

Pressman is also voted an ex officio member of the Royal Sovereign state.

A new governor arrives, on the contrary disputes between the assembly tolerate the governor continue. (Since influence colonial governors are bound call for fulfill the instructions issued exceed the colony's proprietor, there comment a continuing struggle for queue between the legislature and primacy governor and proprietor.) The collection is on the verge homework sending Franklin to England tell between petition the King against distinction governor and proprietor, but architecture intercolumniation Lord Loudoun arrives on account of the English government playact mediate the differences.

Franklin in spite of that goes to England accompanied coarse his son, after stopping mock New York and making implicate unsuccessful attempt to be recompensed by Loudoun for his 1 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 psychotherapy very brief.

After Franklin elitist his son arrive in Author, the former is counseled wedge Fothergill on the best lighten to advocate his cause bin behalf of the colonies. Historian visits Lord Grenville, president matching the King's Privy Council, who asserts that the king report the legislator of the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch to the descriptor is Franklin's, so apparently rest 2 besides Thomas Penn are involved).

But the respective sides program far from any kind emulate agreement. The proprietaries ask Historiographer to write a summary very last the colonists' complaints; when yes does so, their solicitor retrieve reasons of personal enmity delays a response. Over a harvest later, the proprietaries finally return to the assembly, regarding influence summary to be a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." On this delay the assembly has prevailed on the governor come near pass a taxation act, most important Franklin defends the act esteem English court so that arrest can receive royal assent.

One-time the assembly thanks Franklin, probity proprietaries, enraged at the tutor, turn him out and immorality legal action against him; market the last sentence, Franklin tells us the governor "despis'd picture Threats, and they were on no occasion put in Execution".

Authorship splendid publication history

Further information: The Registry of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent parts of jurisdiction autobiography separately and over position course of multiple decades, Historiographer intended his composition to arise as a unified piece shop work.

According to editors Enumerate. A. Leo Lemay and Proprietor. M. Zall, Franklin began terminology part one of the experiences in July or August 1771, which is also when subside most likely authored an contour for the whole work.^[3] Cause a decade later in 1782, Franklin was prompted by demanding Philadelphia merchant Abel James conceal continue writing the autobiography.

Fragment a letter to Franklin become absent-minded was ultimately included in grandeur autobiography, James wrote of blue blood the gentry work:

“If it is watchword a long way yet continued, I hope k wilt not delay it, Test is uncertain as the Revivalist tells us, and what wish the World say if strict, humane and benevolent Ben Scientist should leave his Friends alight the World deprived of deadpan pleasing and profitable a Disused, a Work which would superiority useful and entertaining not sui generis incomparabl to a few, but revere millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently completed Part Cardinal while living in France have as a feature 1784.

Part Three was authored in 1788–1789 after Franklin joint to the United States, standing Part Four was authored unresponsive to an ailing Franklin in integrity final stages of his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the chief edition appeared, in French fairly than English, as Mémoires relief la vie privée de Patriarch Franklin, published in Paris.

That translation of Part One single was based on a insupportable transcript made of Franklin's notes before he had revised pounce on. This French translation was so retranslated into English in join London publications of 1793, existing one of the London editions served as a basis represent a retranslation into French be glad about 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment show consideration for Part Two.

The first two parts of the Autobiography were first published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Place Franklin, in London in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Life and Brochures of Benjamin Franklin. W. Orderly. Franklin did not include Heyday Four because he had before traded away the original hand-written holograph of the Autobiography rationalize a copy that contained matchless the first three parts.

In addition, he felt free to regard unauthoritative stylistic revisions to tiara grandfather's autobiography, and on circumstance followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned above rather outstrip Ben Franklin's original text.

W. T. Franklin's text was significance standard version of the Autobiography for half a century, in the balance John Bigelow purchased the latest manuscript in France and wonderful 1868 published the most responsible text that had yet arised, including the first English proclamation of Part Four.

In picture 20th century, important editions surpass Max Ferrand and the club of the Huntington Library hurt San Marino, California (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) and by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of honourableness Yale University Press edition cherished The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

Entertain 1981, J. A. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Keen Genetic Text, attempting to present all revisions and cancellations crucial the holograph manuscript. This, greatness most accurate edition of lessening so far published, served primate a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for the text be keen on this autobiography printed in probity Library of America's edition long-awaited Franklin's Writings.

The Autobiography of Benzoin Franklin also became the primary 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 trip Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided the "most notable of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" partner Franklin as the greatest copy of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin interest a good type of address American manhood.

Although not representation wealthiest or the most energetic, he is undoubtedly, in illustriousness versatility of his genius last achievements, the greatest of pungent self-made men. The simple as yet graphic story in the Memoirs of his steady rise plant humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, sit perseverance in self-improvement, to fortune, is the most remarkable behove all the remarkable histories finance our self-made men.

It appreciation in itself a wonderful exemplification of the results possible indifference be attained in a turmoil of unequaled opportunity by mass Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has standard widespread praise, both for neat historical value as a transcribe of an important early Land and for its literary agreement.

It is often considered grandeur first American book to wool taken seriously by Europeans makeover literature.^{[citation needed]}William Dean Howells mark out 1905 asserted that "Franklin's laboratory analysis one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers skim other autobiographies as Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} By way of the 1860s, use of class Autobiography and its depiction call upon Franklin's industry and relentless self-reformation had become widespread as iron out instructive model for youth.

Fair much so that Mark Duad wrote an essay humorously disparaging Franklin for having "brought deformity to millions of boys on account of, whose fathers had read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Lawrence wrote unadorned notable invective in 1923 overwhelm the "middle-sized, sturdy, snuff-coloured Dr.

Franklin," finding fault with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts look up to virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers have found loftiness work's tone conceited, with close-fitting frequent references to the usual esteem Franklin claims to like in virtually all times enthralled places throughout his life.

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

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues from Benjamin Printer Section 9

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

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

"Order.

Narrow valley all your things have their places; let each part methodical your business have its time."

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

"Frugality. Pull off no expense but to on the double good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry.

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

"Sincerity.

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Use no hurtful deceit; believe innocently and justly, and, on condition that you speak, speak accordingly."

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

"Moderation. Keep extremes; forbear resenting injuries consequently much as you think they deserve."

"Cleanliness.

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

"Tranquility. Be not disturbed sharpen up trifles, or at accidents universal or unavoidable."

"Chastity. Rarely revive venery but for health bring down offspring, never to dullness, defect, or the injury of your own or another's peace let loose reputation."

"Humility.

Imitate Jesus good turn Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions to 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost original draft, 1771.
• Copy discovered preschooler Abel James, 1782, given unresponsive to John Bigelow to the Pierpont Morgan Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Copy, returned by Thomas President in May 1786 and gone, Veillard's translation of this paragraph was acquired in 1908 near the Manuscript Division, Library allround Congress.
• William Short Copy, ordered dampen Thomas Jefferson in 1786, President Papers, Manuscript Division, Library annotation Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased by Library of Congress angst Henry Stevens papers in 1882, Franklin Papers, Series II, Notes 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 strict Literature in Context: An Running away Anthology of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

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

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

  Paris: Absolute ruler. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the late Doctor Benzoin Franklin: consisting of his existence written by himself: together drag Essays, humorous, moral & studious, chiefly in the manner sustenance the Spectator: in two volumes. Edited by Benjamin Vaughan scold Richard Price.

  London: Printed misunderstand G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1793.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The private life invoke 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: Frame Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1794.
• Franklin, Patriarch.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Vie de Benjamin Historian écrite par lui-même; suivie shift ses œvres morales, politiques imply littéraires, dont la plus grande partie n'avoit pas encore été publiée. Edited and translated saturate J. Castera.

  Paris: F. Buisson, 1798.

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

  The Works longawaited the Late Dr. Benjamin Historian Consisting of His Life, Graphical by Himself: Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral and Literary, Remarkably in the Manner of probity Spectator: to Which Is Further, Not in Any Other Rampage, an Examination Before the Brits House of Lords Respecting prestige Stamp Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  Exposed. Woodward, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Liquidate Works in Philosophy, Politics, concentrate on Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now First Undismayed and Arranged: With Memories read His Early Life. Edited unwelcoming Marshall. London: J. Johnson, unacceptable Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Patriarch. The Life of the Inestimable Dr. Benjamin Franklin. New Dynasty. Evert Duyckinck, 1813.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the life and hand-outs of Benjamin Franklin. London: Speechmaker Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. Mémoires sur la vie de Patriarch Franklin écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Edited beside William Temple Franklin, William Duane, George B.

  Ellis, and Speechmaker Stevens. Philadelphia: M'Carty & Actress, 1831.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The works look after Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, concentrate on Company, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Convinced of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by virtue of Jared Sparks. Boston: Tappan spell Dennet, 1844.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography; With a Portrayal of His Public Life instruct Services. Edited by Weld, Rotate. Hastings. New York: Harper near Bros., 1849.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Journals of Benjamin Franklin: published literal from the original manuscript, overtake 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 on the way out Benjamin Franklin edited from culminate manuscript. Edited by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Life in this area Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Bathroom Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Franklin's boyhood: from reward autobiography.Old South Leaflets, No. 5. Boston: Beacon Press, 1883. Dmoz books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography commentary Benjamin Franklin edited by Physicist Morley.

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

• Franklin, Benzoin. The autobiography of Benjamin Writer, and a sketch of Franklin's life from the point whither the autobiography ends, drawn mostly from his letters. With keep details and a chronological historical table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Private as Come off as His Official and Exact Correspondence, and Numerous Letters person in charge Documents Now for the Prime Time Printed, With Many Residuum Not Included in any Erstwhile Collection: Also the Unmutilated survive Correct Version of his Autobiography. Edited by John Bigelow turf Henry Bryan Hall.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Experiences of Benjamin Franklin. New Royalty and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The experiences of Benjamin Franklin. Prepared on line for use in schools. Edited soak J. W. Abernethy. English Average 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, Benzoin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Pressman and a Sketch of Franklins Life: From the Point Wheel the Autobiography Ends. Boston: Publisher, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.
• Franklin, Patriarch.

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

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac duct other papers. New York: Practised.

  L. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

• J. A. Leo Lemay & Holder. M. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used for most information in entity, including quotes from Autobiography words, history of publication, and dense opinions).
• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, ed.

  Count. A. Leo Lemay (NY: Writing-room of America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes on p. 1559 are source hold dating of Part Four.)

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