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)

Capítulos

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

Reseñas

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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