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Benjamin Franklin

A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.

American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

Born	17 January 1706
Died	17 April 1790

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The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1791
679 editions, 118 ebooks
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Franklin's way to wealth: or, " Poor Richard improved."

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1758
87 editions, 8 ebooks
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Poor Richard's almanack.

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1830
35 editions, 7 ebooks
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Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: consisting of memoirs of his early Life

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1794
31 editions, 6 ebooks
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A Subtreasury of American humor

by E. B. White, Katharine Sergeant Angell White, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Leonard Q. Ross, Frank R. Stockton, Anita Loos, Sinclair Lewis, John Mosher, Edward Streeter, and 89 others
First published in 1941
27 editions, 16 ebooks
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Articles of Confederation

by Benjamin Franklin First published in 2018
26 editions

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The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: consisting of essays, humorous, moral, and literary : with his life

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1808
25 editions, 5 ebooks
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The papers of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin, Ellen Cohn, Judith M. Adkins, Kate M. Ohno, and Claude A. Lopez First published in 1959
21 editions, 1 ebook

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Autobiography, and other writings.

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1958
14 editions, 3 ebooks

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The works of Benjamin Franklin: containing several political and historical tracts not included in any former edition, and many letters, official and private, not hitherto published; with notes and a life of the author.

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1806
13 editions, 7 ebooks
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The United States in Literature

by James Edwin Miller, Carlota Cárdenas de Dwyer, Kerry M. Wood, John Smith, William Bradford, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and 190 others
First published in 1952
12 editions, 10 ebooks
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The interest of Great Britain considered: with regard to her colonies and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe : to which are added, Observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c.

by Benjamin Franklin First published in 1760
12 editions

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Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life written by himself : together with Essays, humorous, moral & literary, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator : in two volumes.

by Benjamin Franklin
First published in 1793
12 editions, 4 ebooks
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Way to Wealth

by Benjamin Franklin First published in 2010
11 editions

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The Oxford Book of American Essays

by Brander Matthews, Benjamin Franklin, Francis Hopkinson, Washington Irving, Richard Henry Dana, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and 20 others
First published in 1914
10 editions, 4 ebooks

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The works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of his Life, written by himself. : Together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary; chiefly in the manner of the Spectator

by Benjamin Franklin, P. R. Maverick, Richard Price, Henry Stueber, and Benjamin Vaughan First published in 1794
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published, Volume 8

by Benjamin Franklin First published in 2015
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Expériences et observations sur l'électricité: faites à Philadelphie en Amérique

by Benjamin Franklin First published in 1751
9 editions, 1 ebook
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Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

by Kate Kinsella, Abigail Adams Smith, Edward Albee, Amos Bronson Alcott, Julia Alvarez, A. R. Ammons, Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and 158 others
First published in 1999
9 editions, 5 ebooks
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Correspondance de Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin First published in 1817
8 editions, 1 ebook
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American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

Born	17 January 1706
Died	17 April 1790

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OLID: OL26170A
BookBrainz: b2d7f6f1-7c24-4d28-9d25-ce9cc754b801
GoodReads: 289513
ISNI: 0000000121339941
IMDb: ch0029372
Library of Congress Names: n79043402
LibraryThing: franklinbenjamin-1
LibriVox: 350
MusicBrainz: ca5c6242-7ba8-4cc9-9c32-3bf4719e54c6
Project Gutenberg: 92
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV071766
VIAF: 56609913
Wikidata: Q34969
Inventaire.io: wd:Q34969

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Benjamin Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FRANKLIN
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