
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- First published
- 1791
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" by Benjamin Franklin is an unfinished memoir written between 1771 and 1790. Franklin recounts his journey from a young apprentice fleeing Boston to becoming a successful printer and civic leader in Philadelphia. The work famously details his "Project of arriving at moral Perfection" through thirteen virtues, revealing his struggles and philosophies. Written across four parts over nearly two decades, this influential autobiography ends when Franklin was 52, leaving three decades of his remarkable life unrecorded.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Statesmen
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #20203. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin on Wikipedia.
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