Harvard Classics, Vol. 1, Part 1

Benjamin Franklin, His Autobiography: 1706–1757

Benjamin Franklin

The choice of Franklin’s account of his journey of self-education as the cornerstone of the Harvard Classics demonstrates Charles Eliot’s mission in creating the five-foot shelf of books: “to afford a good substitute for a liberal education to anyone who would read them with devotion.”

Bibliographic Record

Contents

NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001

Introductory Note

Paras. 1–50

Paras. 51–100

Paras. 101–150

Paras. 151–200

Paras. 201–250

Paras. 251–300

Paras. 301–350

Paras. 350–368

Chief Events in Franklin’s Life