the autobiography of benjamin franklin second edition

N.B.The paragraph numbers provided are not part of the original document. Although it was not yet finished when he died, people wanted to read it, and it was published (in French and English) in 17. Franklin agreed, and he had that audience in mindĭuring the following sessions of autobiographical writing (in 1784, 1788,Īnd 1789-1790). James and another friend encouragedįranklin to revisit his autobiography, suggesting that he should publish itįor the benefit of the public. Eventually, the manuscriptĪutobiography that Franklin had written for his son came into the hands ofĪ man he knew in Philadelphia, Abel James. That text to his adult son, William, and he then expected to share it only (Thus his published autobiography does not includeĪny of his activities during and after the American Revolution.) Franklin'sįirst session of autobiographical writing was for two weeks in 1771. He lived a long and full life, and at the time of his death he had Wrote his autobiography in four sessions over the course of almost twenty Package content is not flexible and cannot be modified.This excerpt comes from the first part of Franklin's autobiography. Please note that if your order ships in multiple boxes, package components may not all be in the same box. The package item number is also listed at the bottom of your packing slip for reference. On your packing slip, package components are picked and packed individually and are identified with the code 'PKGCMP' in the price column. Any backordered components will ship separately as they become available.

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The autobiography of benjamin franklin second edition