The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn

Charles W Eliot, Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman

ISBN 10: 1616400528 / ISBN 13: 9781616400521

Published by Cosimo Classics, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn
• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616400528
• ISBN 13: 9781616400521
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Author name not noted above: William Penn. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume I features: • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the story of the American icon BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790), as wildly intriguing a personality as his legend suggests. • Journal, by Quaker preacher JOHN WOOLMAN (1720-1772), featuring his thoughts on civil resistance to slavery, conscientious objections to war, and more. • Fruits of Solitude, by Colonial leader WILLIAM PENN (1644-1718), a collection of wise aphorisms that anticipated Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack by half a century.