Life of Benjamin Franklin

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Biography & Autobiography

Authors: Samuel G Goodrich In Year : 1836

Book Language: English

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Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
A True Story
HANDSOME AND DEFORMED LEG
ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN
NECESSARY HINTS TO THOSE THAT WOULD BE RICH
ON THE ART OF SWIMMING
PAPER. A POEM
PRELIMINARY ADDRESS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC, ENTITLED, "POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1758."
OBSERVATIONS ON WAR
THE WAY TO MAKE MONEY PLENTY IN EVERY MAN'S POCKET
MORALS OF CHESS
CONVERSATION OF A COMPANY OF EPHEMERÆ; WITH THE SOLILOQUY OF ONE ADVANCED IN AGE. TO MADAME BRILLIANT.

This little book was intended for the education of school children and includes tales, sketches and anecdotes of his life written for the children of the mid 1800's and written in the English language of that period. Each chapter has numerous questions intended for the the reader or the teacher to quiz themselves to see if they gathered the pertinent information. The quiz questions will not be recorded. Also part of this book are numerous short essays written by Franklin on various topics. These entertaining and insightful samples occupy sections 17 through 27. (Summary by phil chenevert)