The Life of Benjamin Franklin


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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)

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

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Largely copied directly from Franklin's autobiography


(3 Sterne)

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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