The Life of Benjamin Franklin

Samuel G Goodrich (1793 - 1860)

This little book was intended for the education of school children and includes tales, sketches and anecdotes of his life written for the children of the mid 1800's and written in the English language of that period. Each chapter has numerous questions intended for the the reader or the teacher to quiz themselves to see if they gathered the pertinent information. The quiz questions will not be recorded. Also part of this book are numerous short essays written by Franklin on various topics. These entertaining and insightful samples occupy sections 17 through 27. (Summary by phil chenevert)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I maryagneskatherine
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Play 02 Chapter II Lee Smalley
00:10:25
Play 03 Chapter III Lee Smalley
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Play 04 Chapter IV Lee Smalley
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Play 05 Chapter V Lee Smalley
00:09:17
Play 06 Chapter VI Lee Smalley
00:08:52
Play 07 Chapter VII Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
00:11:05
Play 08 Chapter VIII Lauren Kucma
00:08:46
Play 09 Chapter IX Geoff Blanchard
00:12:09
Play 10 Chapter X Geoff Blanchard
00:11:04
Play 11 Chapter XI Sharon Kilmer
00:11:27
Play 12 Chapter XII Patrick Wells
00:10:20
Play 13 Chapter XIII Patrick Wells
00:10:28
Play 14 Chapter XIV Geoff Blanchard
00:14:02
Play 15 Chapter XV Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
00:09:19
Play 16 Chapter XVI Bria Snow
00:07:41
Play 17 A True Story Greg Giordano
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Play 18 HANDSOME AND DEFORMED LEG Greg Giordano
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Play 19 ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN Greg Giordano
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Play 20 NECESSARY HINTS TO THOSE THAT WOULD BE RICH Etel Buss
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Play 21 ON THE ART OF SWIMMING Greg Giordano
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Play 22 PAPER. A POEM Greg Giordano
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Play 23 PRELIMINARY ADDRESS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC, ENTITLED, "POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1758." Greg Giordano
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Play 24 OBSERVATIONS ON WAR Greg Giordano
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Play 25 THE WAY TO MAKE MONEY PLENTY IN EVERY MAN'S POCKET Etel Buss
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Play 26 MORALS OF CHESS Sharon Kilmer
00:11:19
Play 27 CONVERSATION OF A COMPANY OF EPHEMERÆ; WITH THE SOLILOQUY OF ONE ADVANCED IN AGE. TO MADAME BRILLIANT. Greg Giordano
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