The Silence Dogood Letters


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(4 stars; 30 reviews)

As a teenager, Benjamin Franklin apprenticed with his brother James at the shop where The New-England Courant was printed. Since James would not publish any of Benjamin's works, fifteen-year-old Benjamin sent letters to The New England Courant under the pseudonym Silence Dogood. A total of fourteen letters were sent, one each fortnight, between April and December of 1722. (Introduction by Darcy Smittenaar) (1 hr 20 min)

Kapitel

01 - April 2, 1722 4:04 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
02 - April 16, 1722 4:13 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
03 - April 30, 1722 2:37 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
04 - May 14, 1722 6:57 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
05 - May 28, 1722 6:30 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
06 - June 11, 1722 3:55 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
07 - June 25, 1722 7:55 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
08 - July 9, 1722 6:33 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
09 - July 23, 1722 5:38 Gelesen von Darcy Smittenaar
10 - August 13, 1722 10:55 Gelesen von Patti Cunningham
11 - August 20, 1722 4:48 Gelesen von Patti Cunningham
12 - September 10, 1722 5:54 Gelesen von Patti Cunningham
13 - September 24, 1722 4:44 Gelesen von Patti Cunningham
14 - October 8, 1722 6:08 Gelesen von Patti Cunningham

Bewertungen

An Old Time Trolling


(4 stars)

Ben Franklin performs a wonderful old school trolling if the readers of the New England Current. While pretending to be well-read young widow, he masterfully places forth ideas--some that challenge the notions of the day.


(5 stars)

Articulate, interesting conclusion. Apt even today.