The Autobiography and Other WritingsSignet Classic, 1961 - 352 Seiten Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century. Franklin's achievements range from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard's Almanack to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime he knew prominence not only in America but in Britain and France as well. This volume includes Franklin's reflections on such diverse questions as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national characteristics, war, and the status of women. Nearly sixty years separate the earliest writings from the latest, an interval during which Franklin was continually balancing between the puritan values of his upbringing and the modern American world to which his career served as prologue. This edition provides a new text of the Autobiography, established with close reference to Franklin's original manuscript. It also includes a new transcription of the 1726 journal, and several pieces which have recently been identified as Franklin's own work. |
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... town in England or any country in Europe of which he could not give a very particular account . He had some letters and was ingenious , but he was an infidel and wickedly undertook some years after to travesty the Bible in doggerel ...
... town in England or any country in Europe of which he could not give a very particular account . He had some letters and was ingenious , but he was an infidel and wickedly undertook some years after to travesty the Bible in doggerel ...
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... town's gentlemen's clubs . Mather's " Young Men Associated " and Defoe's " Friendly - Societies " served as models , and Franklin perhaps also drew on early observations of the workings of the New England town meeting . The lesson of ...
... town's gentlemen's clubs . Mather's " Young Men Associated " and Defoe's " Friendly - Societies " served as models , and Franklin perhaps also drew on early observations of the workings of the New England town meeting . The lesson of ...
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... Town , not many Miles from it ; the Situation high and dry , and if it may be , not far from a River , having a Garden , Orchard , Meadow , and a Field or two . That the House be furnished with a Library ( if in the Country , if in the Town ...
... Town , not many Miles from it ; the Situation high and dry , and if it may be , not far from a River , having a Garden , Orchard , Meadow , and a Field or two . That the House be furnished with a Library ( if in the Country , if in the Town ...
Inhalt
Introduction | 7 |
PART ONEThe Autobiography | 15 |
PART TWO Selected Writings | 182 |
Urheberrecht | |
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acquainted advantage affairs afterwards American American Philosophical Society appeared Art of Virtue Assembly attended Benjamin Franklin Boston brother Carl Van Doren Colonies common continued dear desire electrical electrised endeavour England expence father favour fire friends gave give glass glass harmonica Governor hand heard horses Jane Mecom JONATHAN SHIPLEY Keimer kind lately learned letter lived lodging London ment never observed occasion officers opinion paper Parliament Pennsylvania perhaps person PETER COLLINSON Philadelphia piece pleasure Poor Richard says Poor Richard's Almanack present printer printing house proposed Proprietaries province Quakers received respect sailed sect seems sent Smyth sometimes soon Stamp Act Street surprized thing thou thought thro tion took town Union Fire Company virtue waggons wise writing wrote young youth