Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later

Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings (Library of America)

"Writing has been of Great Use to me in the Course of my Life," Benjamin Franklin said in his famousÂ Autobiography. With characteristically calculated understatement, he attributed his enormous and varied successes to â€œmy having learnt a little to scribble.â€

This Library of America collection of Franklinâ€™s works begins with letters sent from London (1757â€“1775) describing the events and diplomacy preceding the Revolutionary War. The volume also contains political satires, bagatelles, pamphlets, and letters written in Paris (1776â€“1785), where he represented the revolutionary United States at the court of Louis XVI, as well as his speeches given in the Constitutional Convention and other works written in Philadelphia (1785â€“1790), including his last published article, a searing satire against slavery.

Also included are the delightfully shrewd prefaces toÂ Poor Richardâ€™s AlmanackÂ (1733â€“1758) and their worldly, pungent maxims that have entered our American culture. Finally, the classicÂ Autobiography, Franklinâ€™s last word on his greatest literary creationâ€”his own invented personalityâ€”is presented here in a new edition, completely faithful to Franklinâ€™s manuscript.

AÂ companion volumeÂ includes the complete â€œSilence Dogoodâ€ series, â€œBusy-Bodyâ€ essays, and a generous selection of his early writings, including letters to the press, satires, and pamphlets.

LIBRARY OF AMERICAÂ is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nationâ€™s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americaâ€™s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781883011536
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2005-10-06
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EANs 9781883011536

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781883011536
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2005-10-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781883011536

Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings (Library of America)

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