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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author : Benjamin Franklin

Publisher : Xist Publishing

Page : 205 pages

File Size : 29,65 MB

Release : 2015-03-15

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1623957915

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Book Description

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of America's most famous memoirs. In this text, Ben Franklin shares his life story and details his attempts to build a life of good habits and virtues. His plan for self-improvement was one of the first "self help" books and his role as a founder of the United States is given a personal perspective. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes











Encyclopedia of the Essay

Author : Tracy Chevalier

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 1032 pages

File Size : 50,35 MB

Release : 2012-10-12

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1135314101

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Book Description

This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies