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4 unusual facts about The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin


Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress

A passage from his Autobiography describes an unsuccessful attempt to seduce a friend's mistress.

Leo Lemay

His edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, co-edited with Paul Zall, is generally recognized as the most authoritative.

Thomas Mellon

At fourteen, he read the The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and became inspired by Franklin's rags-to-riches tale.

William Jay Gaynor

One lifetime favorite which he found was the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, where he found much that resonated with his own way of thinking.



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