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Vie de Benjamin Franklin, écrite par lui-même - Tome 1 : Suivie de ses œuvres morales, politiques et littéraires
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Language:
- French
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Vie de Benjamin Franklin, écrite par lui-même - Tome 1" by Benjamin Franklin is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work serves as an autobiography detailing Franklin's life from his humble beginnings to his rise as a prominent figure in society. It explores themes of personal development, morality, and the importance of education, offering insights into Franklin's character and principles. The opening of the book sets the stage for Franklin's reflections on his origins and the motivations behind his decision to write his memoirs. He shares anecdotes about his family and upbringing, emphasizing the value of hard work, education, and personal integrity that shaped him into the successful individual he became. Franklin expresses a desire to document his experiences not only to satisfy his own inclination towards storytelling but also to share lessons that may benefit his descendants. The narrative begins with his recollections of family history and fond memories of his father, leading into insights about his youth, aspirations, and the circumstances that guided him toward a life of achievement and public service. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
- Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin
- Release date is 2006-05-26
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