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Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2]

by Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

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"Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2]" by Benjamin Franklin is an autobiography written between 1771 and 1790. This unfinished account chronicles Franklin's remarkable journey from humble beginnings to self-made success. Written across four distinct periods of his life, Franklin reflects on his childhood, apprenticeship, early struggles in printing, and his quest for moral perfection through thirteen carefully chosen virtues. The narrative ends in 1758, decades before his death, leaving an influential portrait of American ambition and self-improvement.

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  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
  • Statesmen · United States · Biography
  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 · Correspondence

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The Second Volume

ESSAYS.
Page
The Way to Wealth; as clearly shown in the practice of
an old Pennsylvania Almanac, entitled, "Poor Richard
Improved" 5

On True Happiness 14

Public Men 16

The Waste of Life 22

Self-denial not the Essence of Virtue 25

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Contents

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  1. The Second Volume
  2. Letters
  3. Philosophical Subjects
  4. On True Happiness
  5. Public Men
  6. The Waste of Life
  7. Paraphrase
  8. Self-Denial Not the Essence of Virtue
  9. On the Usefulness of the Mathematics
  10. The Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams
  11. To My Friend a. B
  12. Rules of Health
  13. To Madame Brillon, of Passy
  14. To Madame Brillon
  15. B. Franklin
  16. On Truth and Falsehood
  17. Necessary Hints to Those That Would Be Rich
  18. The Way to Make Money Plenty in Every Man's Pocket
  19. The Handsome and Deformed Leg
  20. On Human Vanity
  21. On Smuggling, and Its Various Species
  22. Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America
  23. On Freedom of Speech and the Press
  24. On the Price of Corn, and the Management of the Poor
  25. Dear Sir
  26. My Dear Friend
  27. Mr. Gazetteer
  28. Letters
  29. Sir
  30. Philosophical Subjects
  31. B. Franklin
  32. On the Different Strata of the Earth
  33. B. Franklin
  34. On the Nature of Seacoal
  35. Causes of Earthquakes
  36. B. Franklin
  37. Electrical Kite
  38. B. Franklin
  39. On the Northeast Storms in North America
  40. On Cold Produced by Evaporation
  41. On the Saltness of Seawater
  42. B. Franklin
  43. My Dear Friend
  44. B. Franklin
  45. Effect of Vegetation on Noxious Air
  46. On the Difference of Navigation in Shoal and Deep Water
  47. On the Art of Swimming
  48. Method of Contracting Chimneys. — Modesty in Disputation
  49. Observations on the Prevailing Doctrines of Life and Death
  50. Lord Brougham's Portrait of Dr. Franklin

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This free edition of Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2] by Benjamin Franklin comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40236, released 2012-07-14. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Biographies, Essays, Letters & Speeches, American Literature.

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