![]() This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already one son (James) of that profession. 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). The autobiography presents the actual achievement of the American Dream as a revolution of independence over living a life of dependence. Discover the English Audiobook at Audible. James and another friend encouragedįranklin to revisit his autobiography, suggesting that he should publish itįor the benefit of the public. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin as its meant to be heard, narrated by Fredd Wayne. 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 ![]() This excerpt comes from the first part of Franklin's autobiography. ![]()
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