Little Masterpieces (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Franklin, Benjamin) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Little Masterpieces This volume of selections from the writings of Benjamin Franklin begins with a series of extracts from his "Autobiography." The occasion and motive for the composition of this work are explained in its opening paragraph. It was begun in 1771. Franklin, at that time residing in England as the agent of the American colonies, was enjoying a week´s leisure at the country house of his friend Dr. Shipley, the Bishop of St. Asaph´s. He was in his sixty-sixth year. The contrast between his present position of honor and influence and the narrow circumstances of his boyhood was striking, though the full force of Franklin´s personality and his greatest services to his country were yet to be displayed. It was for the perusal of his own family, apparently, that the memoirs were first undertaken, and there is no evidence that at this time Franklin considered the question of their ultimate publication. The composition was interrupted after he had told the story of his life up to the period of his marriage. Thirteen years later, in 1784, while living in France, he resumed his task. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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