Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1Not until 1817, when Dr. Franklin had been dead twenty-seven years, was his Autobiography given to the world in his own lan guage and without abridgment. It was published, then, in the edition of his works edited by his grandson; who had delayed the issue, as it is supposed, from a regard to the interests of his aged father, a pensioner of the English government, who died in 1813.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Parton, James

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1864. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... zeal of a Bostonian, Dr. Jared Sparks. The libraries, the public records, and the private collections of England, Franee, and the United States, were so diligently searched by Dr. Sparks, that, though seven previous editions of the works of Franklin had appeared, he was able to add to his publication the astonishing number of six hundred and fifty pieces of Dr. Franklin's composition never before collected, of which four hundred and fifty had never before appeared in print. To unwearied diligence in collecting, Dr. Sparks added an admirable tact in elucidating. His notes are always such as an intelligent reader would naturally desire; and they usually contain all the information needed for a perfect understanding of the matter in hand. Dr. Sparks's edition is a monument, at once, to the memory of Benjamin Franklin, and to his own diligence, tact, and faithfulness. In forming village libraries, those ten fascinating volumes should be among the very first selected. They contain more wit, humor, knowledge, and good sense, and these presented in a more engaging and popular style, than any other set of equal extent yet published in America. CHAPTER Vm. REFLECTIONS. A Life like Franklin's solves the problem stated in the Faust of Goethe; which is, How shall a man become satisfied with his life? Neither self-culture, nor any less worthy kind of self-indulgence satisfies. Franklin would have said to the ennuied scholar, that which his life says to all cultivated men: Communicate! The Public "Weal--it is an object great enough for the greatest intellect, difficult enough for the most eager spirit, interesting enough for the most ennuied soul. One of the most surprising things ever said by Franklin occurs at the beginning of his Autobiography, where he declares, that if i...

Life And Times Of Benjamin Franklin

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<p>Excerpt from Caricature and Other Comic Art: In All Times and Many LandsN this volume there is, I believe, a greater variety of pictures of a comic and satirical cast than was ever before presented at one view. Many nations, ancient and modern, pagan and Christian, are represented in it, as well as most of the names identified with art of this nature. The extraordinary liberality of the publishers, and the skill of their corps of engravers, have seconded my own industrious researches, and the result is a volume unique, at least, in the character of its illustrations. A large portion of its contents appeared in Bar per's lilonthlg/ Magazine during the year 1875; but many of the most curious and interesting of the pictures are given here for the first time; notably, those exhibiting the present'or recent caricature of Germany, Spain, Italy, China, and Japan, several of which did not arrive in time for use in the periodical.Generally speaking, articles contributed to a Magazine may as well be left in their hatural tomb of back numbers, or bound volumes for the better they serve a temporary purpose, the less adapted they are for permanent utili ty. Among the exceptions are such series as the present, which had no refer ence whatever to the passing months, and in the preparation of which a great expenditure was directed to a single class of objects of special interest. I am, indeed, amazed at the cost of producing such articles as these. So very great is the expense, that many subjects could not be adequately treated, with all de sirable illustration, unless the publishers could offer the work to the public in portions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.</p>

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