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Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Benjamin Franklin Dave Barry

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English
Random House Inc
15 August 2000
Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature.

He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed ""deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.
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Imprint:   Random House Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   162g
ISBN:   9780679640387
ISBN 10:   067964038X
Series:   Modern Library Humor and Wit
Pages:   128
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), diplomat, scientist, writer, inventor, and printer, was one of the drafters and signers of the Declaration of Independence. In his spare time, he founded the University of Pennsylvania and the first American public library.

Reviews for Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

If you want the brutal truth, I did not expect to get much useful information out of Poor Richard's Almanack. I wondered, what could Benjamin Franklin--a guy who has been, no offense, dead for more than two hundred years--possibly have to say that would be relevant to a resident of today's dot-com world? Plenty, as it turns out. --from the Introduction by Dave Barry


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