富蘭克林自傳

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《富蘭克林自傳(英文)》的出版具有劃時代的意義。它在1771年動筆，1788年完成，前后歷時17年之久。這位飽經(jīng)風霜的老入，以拉家常的方式，把自己成功的經(jīng)驗和失敗的教訓娓娓道來，整部自傳既無嘩眾取寵之狀，也無盛氣凌人之勢，在通俗易懂的敘述中不僅有睿智和哲理的火花，且全書文字樸素幽默，使人備感親切，《富蘭克林自傳》開創(chuàng)了美國傳記文學的優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng)，從此，自傳成為一種新的文學體裁?！陡惶m克林自傳(英文)》為英語版，供廣大英語愛好者閱讀學習。

作者簡介

作者：(美國)富蘭克林(Benjamin Franklin)
本杰明·富蘭克林（Benjamin
Franklin）(1706-1790)——資本主義精神最完美的代表，十八世紀美國最偉大的科學家和發(fā)明家、著名的政治家、外交家、哲學家、文學家和航海家以及美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭的偉大領(lǐng)袖。他一生最真實的寫照是他自己所說過的一句話“誠實和勤勉，應該成為你永久的伴侶?！薄８惶m克林是舉世公認的現(xiàn)代文明之父、美國人的象征。他的代表作有《窮查理年鑒》、《富蘭克林自傳》等。

書籍目錄

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Franklin’s Outlines for the Autobiography (1771, 1783)

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　　seeing inconveniences in that, it was finally concluded on as abetter way, to let it be printed for the future under the name ofBenjamin Franklin; and to avoid the censure of the Assemblythat might fall on him as still printing it by his apprentice, thecontrivance was that my old indenture should be returned to me,with a full discharge on the back of it, to be shown on occasion,but to secure to him the benefit of my service, I was to sign newindentures for the remainder of the term, which were to be keptprivate. A very flimsy scheme it was; however, it was immedi-ately executed, and the paper went on accordingly, under myname for several months.　 At length, a fresh difference arising between my brother andme, I took upon me to assert my freedom, presuming that hewould not venture to produce the new indentures. It was not fairin me to take this advantage, and this I therefore reckon one ofthe first errata of my life; but the unfairness of it weighed littlewith me, when under the impressions of resentment for theblows his passion too often urged him to bestow upon me,though he was otherwise not an ill-natured man: perhaps I wastoo saucy and provoking.　 When he found I would leave him, he took care to prevent mygetting employment in any other printing house of the town, bygoing round and speaking to every master, who accordingly refusedto give me work. I then thought of going to New York, as thenearest place where there was a printer; and I was rather inclinedto leave Boston when I reflected that I had already made myselfa little obnoxious to the governing party, and, from the arbitraryproceedings of the Assembly in my brothers case, it was likelyit might, if I stayed, soon bring myself into scrapes; and further,that my indiscrete disputations about religion began to make mepointed at with horror by good people as an infidel or atheist. Idetermined on the point, but my father now siding with mybrother, I was sensible that, if l attempted to go openly, meanswould be used to prevent me. My friend Collins, therefore,undertook to manage a little for me. He agreed with the captainof a New York sloop for my passage, under the notion of mybeing a young acquaintance of his that had got a naughty girlwith child, whose friends would compel me to marry her, andtherefore I could not appear or come away publicly.

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