Franklin's Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin

"Franklin's Autobiography" by Benjamin Franklin is an unfinished memoir written between 1771 and 1790. This influential work chronicles Franklin's life from childhood through age 52, divided into four parts written at different periods. Franklin recounts his early years in Boston, his apprenticeship with his brother, his journey to Philadelphia, and his rise as a printer and entrepreneur. The narrative includes his famous pursuit of moral perfection through thirteen virtues and the founding of civic institutions like the Library Company of Philadelphia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Download for free

For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.

Other formats & older devices

About this eBook

Author Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Editor Reid, O. Leon (Ohio Leon), 1875-
Title Franklin's Autobiography
(Eclectic English Classics)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin
Credits Produced by Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Subject Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Category Text
eBook-No. 36151
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 1335 downloads in the last 30 days.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!