Here's my review of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, next will be Midnight’s Children, Robots and Empire, and Up from Slavery.
This was an interesting but fairly short read. Unfortunately, the work was far from complete. The first part is a letter about his childhood that he wrote to his son when he found a free week at the age of 65. The later parts were were written in his mid-70s and later. His work was slower and less detailed as he got older. He ultimately only recounted his life up to 1757, missing the last 30 years of his life and the American Revolution. It certainly would have been fascinating to read his perspective of those years, but the Autobiography remains a worthwhile read. It is, in fact, often considered to be one of the best and most influential autobiographies every written.
This was an interesting but fairly short read. Unfortunately, the work was far from complete. The first part is a letter about his childhood that he wrote to his son when he found a free week at the age of 65. The later parts were were written in his mid-70s and later. His work was slower and less detailed as he got older. He ultimately only recounted his life up to 1757, missing the last 30 years of his life and the American Revolution. It certainly would have been fascinating to read his perspective of those years, but the Autobiography remains a worthwhile read. It is, in fact, often considered to be one of the best and most influential autobiographies every written.
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