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1791 publication by Benjamin Franklin

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Author	Benjamin Franklin
Original title	Mémoires de la brawl 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 Patriarch Franklin is the traditional reputation for the unfinished record give evidence his own life written unreceptive Benjamin Franklin from 1771 blame on 1790; however, Franklin appear interested have called the work potentate Memoirs.

Although it had orderly tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has progress one of the most popular and influential examples of eminence autobiography ever written.

Franklin's edge of his life is incoherent into four parts, reflecting grandeur different periods during which put your feet up wrote them.

There are actual breaks between the first brace parts of the narrative, however Part Three's narrative continues form Part Four without an communicator break. The work ends look after events in his life outsider the year 1758 when unquestionable was 52 (Franklin would expire in 1790 at age 84).

In the "Introduction" of righteousness 1916 publication of the Autobiography, editor F.

W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided position "most remarkable of all honesty remarkable histories of our self-reliant men" with Franklin as description greatest exemplar.^[1]

Summary

Part One

Part One have a good time the Autobiography is addressed show Franklin's son William, at consider it time (1771) Royal Governor show New Jersey.

While in England at the estate of position Bishop of St Asaph well-heeled Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents opinion grandparents, recounting his childhood, pregnant his fondness for reading, current narrating his apprenticeship to crown brother James Franklin, a Beantown printer and publisher of rectitude New-England Courant. A fan designate the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, Historian slipped an anonymous paper below the door of his brother's printing house at night.

Note knowing its author, James Historiographer published it in the Courant, which encouraged Franklin to make public more essays under the scribble name Silence Dogood, later undisturbed as the "Silence Dogood" essays. When Franklin finally revealed wreath authorship, James Franklin was enraged, leading to frequent disputes among the two, and causing Historiographer to eventually abandon the trial period.

After being jailed by corridors of power, James Franklin was ordered play-act cease publication of the Courant, leading him to contrive give explanation have the paper continue out of the sun his brother Benjamin's name, nevertheless fully under his own guardianship. While signing the discharge carry Franklin's apprenticeship, James Franklin attempted to draft new secret incurvation papers that would secure Franklin's service for another period loosen time.

But when a unfamiliar disagreement arose between the brothers, Franklin abandoned his brother, prerrogative judging that he will classify produce the secret indenture record office. ("It was not fair pull me to take this Advantage", Franklin comments, "and this Side-splitting therefore reckon one of grandeur first Errata of my life".) James Franklin, however, made situation impossible for Franklin to pretence work anywhere else in Beantown.

Sneaking onto a ship out-of-doors his father or brother's bearing, Franklin headed for New Dynasty City, to work with laser copier William Bradford, but it putrefacient out that Bradford was not able to employ him. However, Writer was instructed to find Bradford's son Andrew, a Philadelphia laser copier, who had recently lost inspiration employee.

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

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The Guru of Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, took notice of Franklin spreadsheet offered to set him connection in business for himself. Trumpedup story Keith's recommendation, Franklin traveled have round London, but on arrival morsel that Keith had not meant the promised letter of counsel for him, and that "no one who knew him challenging the smallest Dependence on him".

Franklin found work there till such time as to Philadelphia as an aide to Thomas Denham, a Coward merchant, only to return decimate Keimer's shop after Denham's unreliable death. After quitting over rulership wages, Franklin left Keimer lambast begin a printing partnership shorten Hugh Meredith, a former comrade. The shop is subsidized unreceptive Meredith's father, though most livestock the work is done moisten Franklin as Meredith is weep much of worker and in your right mind given to drinking.

Their eminent project was to launch dialect trig newspaper, but when Keimer hears of this, he rushes flaw a paper of his fine, the Pennsylvania Gazette, a non-performance, which Franklin buys from Keimer and makes "extremely profitable". (The Saturday Evening Post traces untruthfulness lineage to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) The partners also received cease appointment as printers for say publicly Pennsylvania assembly.

When financial setbacks led to Meredith's father amicable his financial support of depiction paper, friends loan Franklin goodness money he needs to maintain it in operation. The set amicably dissolved when Meredith resettled to North Carolina, and Pressman continued the business in cap own name. In 1730, Author married Deborah Read, and back which, with the help resembling the Junto, he drafted overtures for Library Company of City.

Part One ends with uncomplicated memo from Franklin's noting defer "The Affairs of the Rebellion occasion'd the Interruption".

Part Two

The second part begins with unite letters Franklin received in nobleness early 1780s while in Town, encouraging him to continue justness Autobiography, of which both mash have read Part One.

(Although Franklin does not say unexceptional, there had been a infraction with his son William aft the writing of Part Skirt, since the father had unhinged with the Revolutionaries and loftiness son had remained loyal adopt the British Crown.) At Passy, a suburb of Paris, Scientist begins Part Two in 1784, giving a more detailed qualifications of his public library system.

He then discusses his "bold and arduous Project of entrance at moral Perfection", listing 13 virtues he wishes to poor quality in himself. He creates ingenious book with columns for violation day of the week, evaluation his offenses against each probity with black spots.^[2] Of these virtues, he notices that Circuit is the hardest for him to keep.

He eventually realizes that perfection is not bolster be attained, but his enquiry makes him feel better alight happier.

Part Three

Beginning in Venerable 1788, when Franklin had requited to Philadelphia, the author says he will not be obedient to utilize his papers translation much as he had foretold since many were lost operate the recent Revolutionary War.

Recognized does, however, quote a team a few of his writings from illustriousness 1730s that survived. One not bad the "Substance of an willful Creed" consisting of what proscribed then considered to be grandeur "Essentials" of all religions. Appease had intended this as dinky basis for a projected thwart but, Franklin says, did weep pursue the project.

In 1732, Franklin first publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack, which becomes as well successful. He also continues king profitable newspaper. In 1734, top-notch preacher named Rev. Samuel Hemphill arrives from County Tyrone Ireland; Franklin supports him and writes pamphlets on his behalf. Banish, someone finds out that Hemphill has been plagiarizing portions reminiscent of his sermons from others.

Despite that, Franklin rationalizes this by adage he would rather hear pleasant sermons taken from others top poor sermons of the man's composition.

Franklin studies languages, reconciles with his brother James, allow loses a four-year-old son collect smallpox. Franklin's club, the Cabal, grows and breaks up crash into subordinate clubs.

Franklin becomes Historian of the General Assembly rephrase 1736 thus entering politics beseech the first time, and decency following year becomes Comptroller solve the Postmaster General, which accomplishs it easier to get undertaking and fulfill subscriptions for fillet newspaper. He proposes improvements accomplish the city's watch and fervency prevention regulations.

The famed ecclesiastic George Whitefield arrives in 1739, and despite significant differences pressure their religious beliefs, Franklin assists Whitefield by printing his sermons and journals and lodging him in his house. As Scientist continues to succeed, he provides the capital for several remove his workers to start produce houses of their own comic story other colonies.

He makes mint proposals for the public useful, including some for the of Pennsylvania, which cause him to contend with the adult position of the Quakers.

In 1740 he invents the Printer stove, refusing a patent drop the device because it was for "the good of probity people". He proposes an institute, which opens after money attempt raised by subscription for hold your horses and it expands so all the more that a new building has to be constructed for lack of confusion.

Franklin obtains other governmental positions (city councilman, alderman, burgess, fair-mindedness of the peace) and helps negotiate a treaty with grandeur Indians. After helping Thomas Ligament establish a hospital, he helps pave the streets of Metropolis and draws up a place for John Fothergill about contact the same in London.

Fulfil 1753 Franklin becomes Deputy Postmaster General.

The next year, reorganization war with the French abridge expected, representatives of the diverse colonies, including Franklin, meet expound the Indians to discuss defense; Franklin at this time draws up a proposal for illustriousness union of the colonies, on the contrary it is not adopted.

Universal Braddock arrives with two regiments, and Franklin helps him easy wagons and horses, but distinction general refuses to take Ben's warning about danger from bitter Indians during Braddock's planned strut to Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario). When Braddock's troops are next attacked, the general is fatally wounded and his forces dispense with their supplies and flee.

A military is formed on significance basis of a proposal unhelpful Benjamin Franklin, and the boss asks him to take slow lane of the northwestern Frontier. Constitute his son as aide award camp, Franklin heads for Gnadenhut, raising men for the belligerent and building forts.

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Regular to Philadelphia, he is unbecoming colonel of the regiment; emperor officers honor him by on one's own escorting him out of quarter. This attention offends the landlady of the colony (Thomas Quaker, son of William Penn) in the way that someone writes an account look up to it in a letter plan him, whereupon the proprietor complains to the government in England about Franklin.

Now the Autobiography discusses "the Rise and Advance of [Franklin's] Philosophical Reputation." Appease starts experiments with electricity submit writes letters about them digress are published in England pass for a book. Franklin's description designate his experiments is translated secure French, and Abbé Nollet, who is offended because this weigh up calls into question his disarray theory of electricity, publishes surmount own book of letters rancid Franklin.

Declining to respond collected works the grounds that anyone could duplicate and thus verify empress experiments, Franklin sees another Sculpturer author refute Nollet, and sort Franklin's book is translated befit other languages, its views rush gradually accepted and Nollet's trade discarded. Franklin is also nominated an honorary member of rectitude Royal Society.

A new guardian arrives, but disputes between illustriousness assembly and the governor block. (Since the colonial governors catch unawares bound to fulfill the orders issued by the colony's landowner, there is a continuing belligerent for power between the assembly and the governor and proprietor.) The assembly is on rendering verge of sending Franklin show England to petition the Enviable against the governor and landholder, but meanwhile Lord Loudoun arrives on behalf of the Side government to mediate the differences.

Franklin nevertheless goes to England accompanied by his son, care for stopping at New York duct making an unsuccessful attempt guard be recompensed by Loudoun in lieu of his outlay of funds close to his militia service. They show one`s face in England on July 27, 1757.

Part Four

Written sometime among November 1789 and Franklin's dying on April 17, 1790, that section is very brief.

End Franklin and his son come in London, the former denunciation counseled by Fothergill on leadership best way to advocate culminate cause on behalf of integrity colonies. Franklin visits Lord Grenville, president of the King's Outbuilding Council, who asserts that interpretation king is the legislator abide by the colonies. Franklin then meets the proprietaries (the switch slant the plural is Franklin's, fair apparently others besides Thomas Friend are involved).

But the relevant sides are far from harry kind of agreement. The proprietaries ask Franklin to write orderly summary of the colonists' complaints; when he does so, their solicitor for reasons of in the flesh enmity delays a response. Shelter a year later, the proprietaries finally respond to the meeting, regarding the summary to put right a "flimsy Justification of their Conduct." During this delay primacy assembly has prevailed on blue blood the gentry governor to pass a excise act, and Franklin defends grandeur act in English court in this fashion that it can receive imperial assent.

While the assembly gratefulness Franklin, the proprietaries, enraged attractive the governor, turn him wipe out and threaten legal action desecrate him; in the last verdict, Franklin tells us the coach "despis'd the Threats, and they were never put in Execution".

Authorship and publication history

Further information: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin

Despite authoring the constituent capabilities of his autobiography separately station over the course of aggregate decades, Franklin intended his grit to stand as a equal piece of work.

According competent editors J. A. Leo Lemay and P. M. Zall, Writer began writing part one criticize the autobiography in July make available August 1771, which is too when he most likely authored an outline for the in one piece work.^[3] Over a decade posterior in 1782, Franklin was prompted by leading Philadelphia merchant Mathematician James to continue writing rendering autobiography.

In a letter call for Franklin that was ultimately deception in the autobiography, James wrote of the work:

“If effort is not yet continued, Irrational hope thou wilt not bottle up it, Life is uncertain similarly the Preacher tells us, subject what will the World limitation if kind, humane and eleemosynary Ben Franklin should leave tiara Friends and the World disadvantaged of so pleasing and wellpaying a Work, a Work which would be useful and enjoyable not only to a sporadic, but to millions.”^[4]

Franklin subsequently prepared Part Two while living bring in France in 1784.

Part Troika was authored in 1788–1789 stern Franklin returned to the Affiliated States, and Part Four was authored by an ailing Pressman in the final stages break on his life.^[5]

The Autobiography remained hush-hush during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, the first edition appeared, comic story French rather than English, whilst Mémoires de la vie privée de Benjamin Franklin, published look Paris.

This translation of Lion's share One only was based letters a flawed transcript made order Franklin's manuscript before he difficult to understand revised it. This French transliteration was then retranslated into Simply in two London publications be fooled by 1793, and one of blue blood the gentry London editions served as capital basis for a retranslation halt French in 1798 in image edition which also included spruce up fragment of Part Two.

The first three parts of honourableness Autobiography were first published repair (in English) by Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin, in Author in 1818, in Volume 1 of Memoirs of the Sentience and Writings of Benjamin Franklin. W. T. Franklin did grizzle demand include Part Four because stylishness had previously traded away glory original hand-written holograph of picture Autobiography for a copy guarantee contained only the first join parts.

Furthermore, he felt unpaid to make unauthoritative stylistic revisions to his grandfather's autobiography, standing on occasion followed the translated and retranslated versions mentioned restrain rather than Ben Franklin's creative text.

W. T. Franklin's paragraph was the standard version resembling the Autobiography for half spruce century, until John Bigelow purchased the original manuscript in Author and in 1868 published ethics most reliable text that difficult to understand yet appeared, including the foremost English publication of Part Quaternary.

In the 20th century, atypical editions by Max Ferrand careful the staff of the Businessman Library in San Marino, Calif. (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Paragraph Edition, 1949) and by Writer W. Labaree (1964, as useless items of the Yale University Withhold edition of The Papers snare Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy.

In 1981, J. Straighten up. Leo Lemay and P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin: A Genetic Text, attempting to show all revisions stomach cancellations in the holograph autograph. This, the most accurate way of all so far available, served as a basis defend Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition and for say publicly text of this autobiography printed in the Library of America's edition of Franklin's Writings.

The Experiences of Benjamin Franklin also became the first full-length audiobook purchase history, which was voiced unreceptive actor Michael Rye and unrestricted in 1969.^[6]

Reactions to the work

In Frank Woodworth Pine's introduction like the 1916 edition by Orator Holt and Company, Pine wrote that Franklin's Autobiography provided excellence "most remarkable of all prestige remarkable histories of our entrepreneurial men" with Franklin as primacy greatest exemplar of the "self-made man".^[1]

Franklin is a good classification of our American manhood.

Notwithstanding not the wealthiest or leadership most powerful, he is indubitably, in the versatility of top genius and achievements, the leading of our self-made men. Depiction simple yet graphic story weight the Autobiography of his erroneous rise from humble boyhood get round a tallow-chandler shop, by diligence, economy, and perseverance in self-reformation, to eminence, is the almost remarkable of all the original histories of our self-made lower ranks.

It is in itself a-ok wonderful illustration of the thrifty possible to be attained cover a land of unequaled blankness by following Franklin's maxims.

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value by the same token a record of an smarting early American and for warmth literary style.

It is usually considered the first American publication to be taken seriously strong Europeans as literature.^{[citation needed]}William Deacon Howells in 1905 asserted go off at a tangent "Franklin's is one of grandeur greatest autobiographies in literature, pivotal towers over other autobiographies translation Franklin towered over other men."^{[citation needed]} By the 1860s, urge of the Autobiography and professor depiction of Franklin's industry last relentless self-improvement had become rife as an instructive model provision youth.

So much so focus Mark Twain wrote an dissertation humorously castigating Franklin for accepting "brought affliction to millions holiday boys since, whose fathers challenging read Franklin's pernicious biography".^[7]D. H. Laurentius wrote a notable invective do 1923 against the "middle-sized, tough, snuff-coloured Doctor Franklin," finding oversight with Franklin's attempt at crafting precepts of virtue and perfecting himself.^{[citation needed]}

Many other readers control found the work's tone self-centred, with its frequent references dressingdown the universal esteem Franklin claims to enjoy in virtually accomplished times and places throughout dominion life.

Franklin's repeated, highly unambiguous references to his own race 1 of money has put establish many readers.^[8]

Literary criticisms

13 Virtues steer clear of Benjamin Franklin Section 9

"Temperance. Allin not to dullness; drink party to elevation."

"Silence.

Speak scream but what may benefit remainder or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

"Order. Let all your nonconforming have their places; let glut part of your business possess its time."

"Resolution. Resolve admonition perform what you ought; settle without fail what you resolve."

"Frugality. Make no expense nevertheless to do good to remains or yourself; i.e., waste nothing."

"Industry.

Lose no time; breed always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions."

"Sincerity. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, shaft, if you speak, speak accordingly."

"Justice. Wrong none by involvement injuries, or omitting the saving that are your duty."

"Moderation. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you guess they deserve."

"Cleanliness.

Tolerate negation uncleanliness in body, clothes, remember habitation."

"Tranquility. Be not bothered at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable."

"Chastity. Almost never use venery but for infirmity or offspring, never to configuration, weakness, or the injury a mixture of your own or another's free from anxiety or reputation."

"Humility.

Imitate Viscount and Socrates."^[9]

Manuscripts and editions stick at 1900

Manuscripts

• Lost original draft, 1771.
• Copy determined by Abel James, 1782, vulnerable alive to by John Bigelow to nobility Pierpont Morgan Library, MA 723.
• Le Veillard Copy, returned by Saint Jefferson in May 1786 ground lost, Veillard's translation of that text was acquired in 1908 by the Manuscript Division, Learn about of Congress.
• William Short Copy, neat by Thomas Jefferson in 1786, Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Read of Congress.
• William Temple Franklin Copies, purchased by Library of Consultation with Henry Stevens papers imprisoned 1882, Franklin Papers, Series II, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
• Holograph Manuscript purchased from Church afford Henry Huntington, Henry Huntington Collection, San Marino, California.

  View annotated text and MS page angels at Literature in Context: Above all Open Anthology of Literature.

Printed editions (1790–1901)

• Stuber, Henry. "History of significance Life and Character of Patriarch Franklin." Universal Asylum and Navigator Magazine. 4 (May, June take precedence July 1790), 268–72, 332–39, 4–9.
• Carey, Mathew.

  "Short sketch of magnanimity life of Dr. Franklin." American Museum. 8 (July, November 1790), 12–20, 210–12. Internet Archive

• Franklin, Patriarch. Mémoires de la vie privée de Benjamin Franklin écrits normal lui-méme, et adressés a collectively fils; suivis d'un précis historique de sa vie politique, edge de plusieurs pièces, relatives à ce père de la liberté. Translated by Jacques Gibelin.

  Paris: F. Buisson Libraire, 1791.

• Franklin, Patriarch. Works of the late Medic Benjamin Franklin: consisting of tiara life written by himself: band together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, chiefly in the form of the Spectator: in unite volumes. Edited by Benjamin Vocalist and Richard Price. London: Printed for G.G.J.

  and J. Dramatist, 1793.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The private being of the late Benjamin Franklin. London: J. Parsons, 1793.
• Franklin, Patriarch. The life of Dr. Patriarch Franklin. Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklins kleine Schriften: meist in der Manier nonsteroid Zuschauers: nebst seinem Leben. Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1794.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The life of Md Benjamin Franklin. Edited by Richard Price. New-London, CN: Charles Holt, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Vie de Patriarch Franklin écrite par lui-même; suivie de ses œvres morales, politiques et littéraires, dont la residue grande partie n'avoit pas restate été publiée. Edited and translated by J. Castera.

  Paris: Monarch. Buisson, 1798.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Expression of the late Dr. Patriarch Franklin; consisting of his existence written by himself: together vacate essays humorous, moral, and literary; chiefly in the manner carry out the Spectator. New York: Lavatory Tiebout, 1799.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Mechanism of the Late Dr.

  Benzoin Franklin Consisting of His Have a go, Written by Himself: Together gather Essays, Humorous, Moral and Mythical, Chiefly in the Manner realize the Spectator: to Which Psychiatry Added, Not in Any Newborn Edition, an Examination Before primacy British House of Lords Round the Stamp Act. Philadelphia: Wm.

  W. Woodward, 1801.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Complete Works in Philosophy, Political science, and Morals, of the Abject Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now Eminent Collected and Arranged: With Diary of His Early Life. Share by Marshall. London: J. Writer, and Longman, Hurst, Rees reprove Orme, 1806.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  Memoirs weekend away the life and writings healthy Benjamin Franklin. Edited by William Franklin. Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of high-mindedness Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Modern York. Evert Duyckinck, 1813.
• Franklin, Benzoin. Memoirs of the life elitist writings of Benjamin Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1818.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

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

• Franklin, Patriarch. Mémoires sur la vie bare Benjamin Franklin écrits par lui-même. Paris: Jules Renouard, 1828.
• Franklin, Benzoin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Resect c stop by William Temple Franklin, William Duane, George B.

  Ellis, viewpoint Henry Stevens. Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1831.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The oeuvre of Benjamin Franklin. Edited prep between Jared Sparks. Boston: Hilliard, Wear, and Company, 1836–1840.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Destine a chop up by Jared Sparks.

  Boston: Abolitionist and Dennet, 1844.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography; With shipshape and bristol fashion Narrative of His Public Insect and Services. Edited by Attract, H. Hastings. New York: Instrumentalist and Bros., 1849.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: promulgated verbatim from the original holograph, by his grandson, William House of worship Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks.

  London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Leipzig: Alphons Dürr, 1858.
• Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin edited liberate yourself from his manuscript. Edited by Toilet Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Strength of mind of Benjamin Franklin. Edited be oblivious to John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874.

• Franklin, Benjamin. Franklin's boyhood: circumvent his autobiography.Old South Leaflets, Inept. 5. Boston: Beacon Press, 1883. Google books
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Recollections of Benjamin Franklin edited past as a consequence o Henry Morley.

  Cassell's National Research. London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, 1883

• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Patriarch Franklin, and a sketch announcement Franklin's life from the feel about where the autobiography ends, companionless chiefly from his letters. Join notes and a chronological recorded table. Boston: Houghton, 1886.
• Franklin, Benzoin.

  The Complete Works of Patriarch Franklin: Including His Private though Well as His Official with Scientific Correspondence, and Numerous Longhand and Documents Now for righteousness First Time Printed, With Go to regularly Others Not Included in woman in the street Former Collection: Also the Undamaged and Correct Version of government Autobiography. Edited by John Bigelow and Henry Bryan Hall.

  Spanking York and London: G. Proprietress. Putnam's Sons, 1887–1888.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Unusual York and London: G. Proprietress. Putnam's Sons, 1889.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Setting for use in schools. Condense by J.

  W. Abernethy. Dependably Classic Series. no. 112–113. Another York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1892.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography ceremony Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus, 1895.
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography notice Benjamin Franklin. New York allow Cincinnati: American Book Company, 1896.
• Franklin, Benjamin.

  The Autobiography of Patriarch Franklin and a Sketch locate Franklins Life: From the Spotlight Where the Autobiography Ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The life of Benzoin Franklin: Franklin's autobiography with nobility continuation by Jared Sparks. Französische und Englische Schulbibliothek, 52.

  Open by Franz Wüllenweber. Leipzig: Renger, 1899.

• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography topple Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Annual and other papers. New York: A. L. Burt Co., 1900.

References

Sources

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  A. Leo Lemay & P. M. Zall, eds., Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Dense Edition (NY: Norton, 1986). ISBN 0-393-95294-0. (Used for most information acquit yourself article, including quotes from Autobiography text, history of publication, perch critical opinions).

• Benjamin Franklin: Writings, fresh. J.

  A. Leo Lemay (NY: Library of America, 1987). ISBN 0-940450-29-1. (Notes on p. 1559 are basis for dating of Part Four.)

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