The Life of Benjamin Franklin
Samuel G Goodrich et Samuel G. Goodrich
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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)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Language: English
Keyword(s): biography (340), Benjamin Franklin (13)
(3 hr 58 min)Chapitres
Chapter I | 12:15 | Lu par maryagneskatherine |
Chapter II | 10:25 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
Chapter III | 9:00 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
Chapter IV | 9:09 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
Chapter V | 9:17 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
Chapter VI | 8:52 | Lu par Lee Smalley |
Chapter VII | 11:05 | Lu par Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Chapter VIII | 8:46 | Lu par Lauren Kucma |
Chapter IX | 12:09 | Lu par Geoff Blanchard |
Chapter X | 11:04 | Lu par Geoff Blanchard |
Chapter XI | 11:27 | Lu par Sharon Kilmer |
Chapter XII | 10:20 | Lu par Patrick Wells |
Chapter XIII | 10:28 | Lu par Patrick Wells |
Chapter XIV | 14:02 | Lu par Geoff Blanchard |
Chapter XV | 9:19 | Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
Chapter XVI | 7:41 | Lu par Bria Snow |
A True Story | 3:39 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
HANDSOME AND DEFORMED LEG | 5:09 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN | 4:36 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
NECESSARY HINTS TO THOSE THAT WOULD BE RICH | 2:53 | Lu par Etel Buss |
ON THE ART OF SWIMMING | 5:44 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
PAPER. A POEM | 3:36 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
PRELIMINARY ADDRESS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC, ENTITLED, "POOR RICHARD'S ALMA… | 24:10 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
OBSERVATIONS ON WAR | 4:17 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
THE WAY TO MAKE MONEY PLENTY IN EVERY MAN'S POCKET | 2:58 | Lu par Etel Buss |
MORALS OF CHESS | 11:19 | Lu par Sharon Kilmer |
CONVERSATION OF A COMPANY OF EPHEMERÆ; WITH THE SOLILOQUY OF ONE ADVANCED IN A… | 5:16 | Lu par Greg Giordano |
Critiques
Largely copied directly from Franklin's autobiography





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90% is copied verbatim from Franklin's auto-biography, with some ommissions regarding the corporal temptations. It is then sprinkled with a few new Anecdotes such as his visit to his mother in Boston after being away for decades, and probably the best part were found in the appendicies with letters and essays from Franklin.
it's fine but very hard to hear





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