Life of Benjamin Franklin

by Samuel G. Goodrich

27 chapters3h 58mEnglish1836

About this book

This little book was intended for the education of school children and includes tales, sketches and anecdotes of his life written for the children of the mid 1800's and written in the English language of that period. Each chapter has numerous questions intended for the the reader or the teacher to quiz themselves to see if they gathered the pertinent information. The quiz questions will not be recorded. Also part of this book are numerous short essays written by Franklin on various topics. These entertaining and insightful samples occupy sections 17 through 27. (Summary by phil chenevert)

Chapters (27)

1Chapter I

735

2Chapter II

625

3Chapter III

540

4Chapter IV

549

5Chapter V

557

6Chapter VI

532

7Chapter VII

665

8Chapter VIII

526

9Chapter IX

729

10Chapter X

664

11Chapter XI

687

12Chapter XII

620

13Chapter XIII

628

14Chapter XIV

842

15Chapter XV

559

16Chapter XVI

461

17A True Story

219

18HANDSOME AND DEFORMED LEG

309

19ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN

276

20NECESSARY HINTS TO THOSE THAT WOULD BE RICH

173

21ON THE ART OF SWIMMING

344

22PAPER. A POEM

216

23PRELIMINARY ADDRESS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC, ENTITLED, "POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1758."

1450

24OBSERVATIONS ON WAR

257

25THE WAY TO MAKE MONEY PLENTY IN EVERY MAN'S POCKET

178

26MORALS OF CHESS

679

27CONVERSATION OF A COMPANY OF EPHEMERÆ; WITH THE SOLILOQUY OF ONE ADVANCED IN AGE. TO MADAME BRILLIANT.

316

Life of Benjamin Franklin

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Chapters (27)

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