The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The book The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin was written by author Here you can read free online of The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin a good or bad book?
Where can I read The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin
What reading level is The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I ought to have related, that, during the autumn of the preceding year, I had united the majority of well-informed perfons of my acquaintance into a club, which we called by the name of the Junto, and the objecl; of which was to improve our underftandings. We met every Friday evening. The regulations I drew up, obliged every member to propofe, in his turn, one or more queftions upon fome point of morality, politics, or philofophy, which were to be difcuffed by the fociety ; and to read, once in... three months, an eflay of his own compofition, on whatever fubject he pleafed* Our debates were under the direc- tion of a prefident, and were to be di&ated only by a fincere defire of truth ; the pleaf- ure of difputing, and the vanity of triumph having no mare in the bufiness -, and in or- der to prevent undue warmth, every exprenlon which implied obftinate adherence to an opin- ion, and all direct contradiction, were prohib- ited, under fmall pecuniary penalties.
The firft members of our club were Jofeph Breintnal, whofe occupation was that of a fcrivenor.
What to read after The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I ought to have related, that, during the autumn of the preceding year, I had united the majority of well-informed perfons of my acquaintance into a club, which we called by the name of the Junto, and the objecl; of which was to improve our underftandings. We met every Friday evening. The regulations I drew up, obliged every member to propofe, in his turn, one or more queftions upon fome point of morality, politics, or philofophy, which were to be difcuffed by the fociety ; and to read, once in... three months, an eflay of his own compofition, on whatever fubject he pleafed* Our debates were under the direc- tion of a prefident, and were to be di&ated only by a fincere defire of truth ; the pleaf- ure of difputing, and the vanity of triumph having no mare in the bufiness -, and in or- der to prevent undue warmth, every exprenlon which implied obftinate adherence to an opin- ion, and all direct contradiction, were prohib- ited, under fmall pecuniary penalties.
The firft members of our club were Jofeph Breintnal, whofe occupation was that of a fcrivenor.
What to read after The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 to read onlineMoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
User Reviews: