The Portable Benjamin Franklin

Name: The Portable Benjamin Franklin
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics
SKU: 9780143039549-PRUSDTR-US
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English • Age Adult - Adult

576 pages • 5.0 x 7.7 x 1.2 in

Approx. weight: 1.01 lb

Publication date: 03 Jan,2006

Barcode: 9780143039549 • Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics

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By: Benjamin Franklin

It takes a very inclusive anthology to encompass the protean personality and range of interests of Benjamin Franklin, but The Portable Benjamin Franklin succeeds as no collection has. In addition to the complete Autobiography, the volume contains about 100 of Franklin’s major writings—essays, journalism, letters, political tracts, scientific observations, proposals for the improvement of civic and personal life, literary bagatelles, and private musings. The selections are reprinted in their entirety and organized chronologically within six sections that represent the full range of Franklin’s temperament. The result is a zestful read for Franklin scholars and anyone wanting to know and enjoy this American icon.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.