The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

By Benjamin Franklin, Frank Woodworth Pine
Michael Caine
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Length7h 5m

About this audiobook

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a record of the life of one of the most impressive people in the American history. Franklin's autobiography, although unfinished, represents one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. His book is the record of an unusual life told in his own unexcelled conversational style. The Autobiography is Franklin's longest work, and yet it is only a fragment of it. The account of Franklin's life is divided in a manner that reflects the different periods in which he wrote them. The first part, written as a letter to his son, William Franklin, was not intended for publication; the composition is more informal and the narrative more personal than in the second part, from 1730 onward, which was written with a view to publication. Contents: Ancestry and Early Life in Boston Beginning Life as a Printer Arrival in Philadelphia First Visit to Boston Early Friends in Philadelphia First Visit to London Beginning Business in Philadelphia Business Success and First Public Service Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities Interest in Public Affairs Defense of the Province Public Services and Duties Albany Plan of Union Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors Braddock's Expedition Franklin's Defense of the Frontier Scientific Experiments Agent of Pennsylvania in London Electrical Kite The Way to Wealth The Whistle A Letter to Samuel Mather

Audiobook details

GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length7 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 27, 2018
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1INTRODUCTORY NOTE
5PART III (pt. 1)
2PART I (pt. 1)
6PART III (pt. 2)
3PART I (pt. 2)
7PART IV
4PART II
8CHIEF EVENTS IN FRANKLIN'S LIFE

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