Autobiography [of] Benjamin FranklinJ.M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1931 - 313 páginas Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of the genre. |
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... acquaintance with one Wilcox , a bookseller , whose shop was at the next door . He had an immense collection of second- hand books . Circulating libraries were not then in use ; but we agreed that , on certain reasonable terms , which I ...
... acquaintance with one Wilcox , a bookseller , whose shop was at the next door . He had an immense collection of second- hand books . Circulating libraries were not then in use ; but we agreed that , on certain reasonable terms , which I ...
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... acquaintance in other places ; but soon found that , the business of a printer being generally thought a poor one ... acquaintances had continued between me and Mrs Read's family , who all had a regard for me from the time of my first ...
... acquaintance in other places ; but soon found that , the business of a printer being generally thought a poor one ... acquaintances had continued between me and Mrs Read's family , who all had a regard for me from the time of my first ...
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... acquaintance , who was also learning it , us'd often to tempt me to play chess with him . Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for study , I at length refus'd to play any more , unless on this condition , that the ...
... acquaintance , who was also learning it , us'd often to tempt me to play chess with him . Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for study , I at length refus'd to play any more , unless on this condition , that the ...
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