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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by 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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