The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Sources and ClassicNote Author

  • Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography and Other Writings. New York: Penguin Books, 2003.
  • Fichtelberg, Joseph. "The Complex Image: Text and Reader in the "Autobiography" of Benjamin Franklin." Early American Literature 23, no. 2 (1988): 202-16.

  • Shurr, William H. ""Now, Gods, Stand Up for Bastards": Reinterpreting Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography." American Literature 64, no. 3 (1992): 435-51.

  • Schueller, Malini. "Authorial Discourse and Pseudo-Dialogue in Franklin's "Autobiography"" Early American Literature 22, no. 1 (1987): 94-107.

  • Forde, Steven. "Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and the Education of America." The American Political Science Review 86, no. 2 (1992): 357-68.

  • Baker, Jennifer Jordan. "Benjamin Franklin's "Autobiography" and the Credibility of Personality." Early American Literature 35, no. 3 (2000): 274-93.

  • GRIFFITH, JOHN. "The Rhetoric of Franklin's "Autobiography"" Criticism 13, no. 1 (1971): 77-94.

  • Van Gastel, Ada. "Franklin and Freud: Love in the "Autobiography"" Early American Literature 25, no. 2 (1990): 168-82.

  • Garfinkel, Susan. "Finding Franklin: A Resource Guide." Library of Congress. 12/20/16. <https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/franklin/autobiography.html>.
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  • Tinnemeyer, Andrea. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." Facts on File: Student's Encyclopedia of Great American Writers: Beginnings to 1830, vol. 1. 12/20/16. <www.fofweb.com>.
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  • Vietto, Angela . "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Discussion Questions." Facts on File: Research Guide to American Literature: Early American Literature, 1776–1820, vol. 2. 12/20/16. <www.fofweb.com>.
  • Boucquey, Thierry, gen. ed.. "Franklin, Benjamin." Facts on File: Encyclopedia of World Writers, 14th through 18th Centuries. 12/20/16. <www.fofweb.com>.
  • Imbarrato, Susan Clair, and Carol Berkin. "Franklin, Benjamin." Facts on File: Encyclopedia of American Literature: Settlement to the New Republic, 1608–1815, Revised Edition, vol. 1. 12/20/16. <www.fofweb.com>.
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