The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Good luck Luck Incremental progress Happiness Contentment

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, edited by Charles W. Elliot. P. F. Collier & Son, Co., 1909.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "The Autobiography." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005, pt. 3.

From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books.

Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Tsundoku Bibliophilia Reading Books

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, edited by Charles W. Elliot. P. F. Collier & Son, Co., 1909.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "The Autobiography." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005, pt. 1.