The Life of Benjamin Franklin


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(4.1 étoiles; 7 critiques)

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


(3 étoiles)

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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