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The Most Famous Autobiography
Though he never finished writing it, Franklin's Autobiography is the most widely published memoir in history and has never gone out of print. In his autobiography, which he started as a letter to his son, Franklin offers the story of his life as an archetypal journey from rags to riches. The Autobiography remains inspiring today: it documents Franklin's many achievements, details his struggles with personal improvement, explains his belief in personal virtue, and exemplifies his ceaseless self-questioning.
"I have ever had a Pleasure in obtaining any little Anecdotes of my Ancestors . . . Now imagining it may be equally agreeble to you to know the Circumstances of my Life . . . I sit down to write them for you."
-- - Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography |