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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, ed. Frank Woodworth Pine. 21 sections, 7 hr 30 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

Details

Length
7 hr 30 min
Sections
21
Language
English
Read by
Gary Gilberd
Source
LibriVox
Internet Archive
franklin_autobio_gg_librivox
Rights
Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

  1. 00-Introduction 19:16
  2. 01-Ancestry and Early Youth in Boston 25:49
  3. 02-Beginning Life as a Printer 24:04
  4. 03-Arrival in Philadelphia 16:47
  5. 04-First Visit to Boston 18:00
  6. 05-Early Friends in Philadelphia 10:07
  7. 06-First Visit to London 29:46
  8. 07-Beginning Business in Philadelphia 34:20
  9. 08-Business Success and First Public Service 27:50
  10. 09-Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection 31:41
  11. 10-Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities 21:33
  12. 11-Interest in Public Affairs 17:27
  13. 12-Defense of the Province 21:28
  14. 13-Public Services and Duties 32:29
  15. 14-Albany Plan of Union 5:23
  16. 15-Quarrels with the Proprietary 7:53
  17. 16-Braddock's Expedition 26:41
  18. 17-Franklin's Defense of the Frontier 19:05
  19. 18-Scientific Experiments 9:26
  20. 19-Agent of Pennsylvania in London 35:20
  21. 20-Appendix 16:14