Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" by Benjamin Franklin is an unfinished memoir written between 1771 and 1790. Franklin recounts his journey from a young apprentice fleeing Boston to becoming a successful printer and civic leader in Philadelphia. The work famously details his "Project of arriving at moral Perfection" through thirteen virtues, revealing his struggles and philosophies. Written across four parts over nearly two decades, this influential autobiography ends when Franklin was 52, leaving three decades of his remarkable life unrecorded. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Edited by Frank Woodworth Pine. Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith. Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Originally issued 2006-12-28. Transcribed by Produced by Turgut Dincer, Brian Sogard and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20203).