Benjamin Franklin His Autobiography With a Narrative of His Public Life And
Benjamin Franklin His Autobiography With a Narrative of His Public Life And
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
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what is already done, that the book may be found entertaining and useful, more so than I expected when I began it. If my present state of health con tinues, I hope to finish it this winter : when done, you shall have a manuscript copy of it, that I may obtain from your judgment and friendship such re marks as may contribute to its improvement. " Dr. Franklin appears to have been in the habit of permitting his friends to read his narrative. To this circumstance, it is stated, thut the world owed... the first edition of the autobiography. A friend in France held the manuscript long enough to make a translation, which was issued from the press in Paris soon after the death of the author. A translation of the French work appeared in London ; and edition after edition of the translation, and also of the orig inal, have appeared in this country. Autobiographies are usually apologies. As Dr. Franklin performed no act of his life, however ap parently trifling, without a thought as to its ultimate influence and tendencies, it is evident that his "Life by Himself" can not be excepted from the definition of "An Apology for Himself.
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