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Autobiography and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780192836694
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0192836692
Label: Oxford Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Oxford Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: November 05, 1998
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Studio: Oxford Paperbacks
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This book is a kind of time machine that puts you straight into the Eighteenth Century. Benjamin Franklin comes over as a fearless and open character, although he is at pains to present himself as a solid and successful businessman in the printing industry. He is very much a man of his time. He concerns himself with God and self-improvement, then after he marries he says how glad he is that he did not catch VD from 'certain low women' beforehand. This, certainly consciously, echoes St Paul's advice ... Read More
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Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is the story of one man's efforts to integrate certain principles and habits - integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, simplicity, modesty - into his life and to embed them deep within his nature. Franklin was a scientist, philosopher, statesman, inventor, educator, diplomat, politician, humorist and man of letters who led a very full life. He was also a moralist and humanitarian who was happy to be considered unconventional ... Read More
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