Project Gutenberg 2006-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 85 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 Castéra, Jean-Henri 1749 1838 Castera, Jean-Henri Castéra, J.-H. (Jean-Henri) Vie de Benjamin Franklin, écrite par lui-même - Tome 1 Suivie de ses œuvres morales, politiques et littéraires Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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) "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.) fr Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography E300 Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 436559 435995 2024-10-08T07:58:03.872979 2023-09-08T09:35:00.722405 text/html text/html 420832 2006-05-31T08:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152163 2006-05-31T08:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245349 2024-10-08T07:58:13.536903 application/epub+zip 250992 2024-10-08T07:58:07.916940 application/epub+zip 225943 2024-10-08T07:58:06.439943 application/epub+zip 551038 2024-10-08T07:58:17.705414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529725 2024-10-08T07:58:12.588927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332580 2022-09-09T03:47:44.703461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406456 406185 2024-10-08T07:58:03.057002 2023-09-08T09:34:59.923404 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395952 2006-05-26T12:19:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147497 2006-05-26T12:19:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20878 2024-10-08T07:58:17.854381 application/rdf+xml 21932 2024-10-08T07:58:07.001935 image/jpeg 4599 2024-10-08T07:58:06.719936 image/jpeg 239307 2024-10-08T07:58:03.911980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia