The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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autobiography book memoir

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a classic, unfinished memoir in which Franklin recounts his life, self-improvement philosophy, and rise from modest origins to statesman and inventor, offering insight into both his character and early American society.

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Label	Occurrences
Mémoires de la vie privée de Benjamin Franklin	1
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autobiography ⓘ book ⓘ memoir ⓘ
author	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
continuedWriting	1784 ⓘ 1788 ⓘ 1789 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	Benjamin Franklin's apprenticeship as a printer ⓘ Benjamin Franklin's childhood in Boston ⓘ Benjamin Franklin's move to Philadelphia ⓘ Benjamin Franklin's public service ⓘ Benjamin Franklin's role in colonial politics ⓘ Benjamin Franklin's scientific interests ⓘ Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer ⓘ
firstCompleteEnglishPublicationDate	1818 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate	1791 ⓘ
firstPublicationLanguage	French ⓘ
genre	autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
hasPart	Part Four ⓘ Part One ⓘ Part Three ⓘ Part Two ⓘ
hasPerspective	first-person narrative ⓘ
influenced	American autobiographical writing ⓘ American self-help literature ⓘ
isUnfinished	true ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	18th century literature ⓘ
mainSubject	Franklin's rise from modest origins ⓘ civic virtue ⓘ early American society ⓘ industry and frugality ⓘ life of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ personal development ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ
notableConcept	moral perfection project ⓘ thirteen virtues ⓘ
originallyIntendedAudience	William Franklin ⓘ surface form: Benjamin Franklin's son William Franklin
originalTitle	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mémoires de la vie privée de Benjamin Franklin
setting	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston London, England ⓘ surface form: London Philadelphia ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	Colonial America ⓘ surface form: colonial America early life of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
tone	didactic ⓘ reflective ⓘ
writingBegan	1771 ⓘ

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