The Life of Benjamin Franklin
by Samuel G Goodrich · Free audiobook · 27 chapters
LibriVox recording of Life of Benjamin Franklin by Samuel G Goodrich. Read by LibriVox Volunteers This little book was intended for the education of school children and includes tales, sketches and anecdotes of his life written for the children of the mid 1800's and written in the English languge of that period. Each chapter has numerous questions intended for the the reader or the teacher to quiz themselves to see if they gathered the pertinent information. The quiz questions will not be recorded. Also part of this book are numerous short essays written by Franklin on various topics. These entertaining and insightful samples occupy sections 17 through 27. (Summary by phil chenevert) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (110mb)
Chapters
- 1. 01 - Chapter I12:15
- 2. 02 - Chapter II10:25
- 3. 03 - Chapter III9:00
- 4. 04 - Chapter IV9:09
- 5. 05 - Chapter V9:16
- 6. 06 - Chapter VI8:51
- 7. 07 - Chapter VII11:04
- 8. 08 - Chapter VIII8:46
- 9. 09 - Chapter IX12:11
- 10. 10 - Chapter X11:05
- 11. 11 - Chapter XI11:27
- 12. 12 - Chapter XII10:19
- 13. 13 - Chapter XIII10:28
- 14. 14 - Chapter XIV14:04
- 15. 15 - Chapter XV9:19
- 16. 16 - Chapter XVI7:40
- 17. 17 - A True Story3:39
- 18. 18 - HANDSOME AND DEFORMED LEG5:08
- 19. 19 - ADVICE TO A YOUNG TRADESMAN4:36
- 20. 20 - NECESSARY HINTS TO THOSE THAT WOULD BE RICH2:53
- 21. 21 - ON THE ART OF SWIMMING5:43
- 22. 22 - PAPER. A POEM3:36
- 23. 23 - PRELIMINARY ADDRESS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC, ENTITLED, POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1758.24:10
- 24. 24 - OBSERVATIONS ON WAR4:17
- 25. 25 - THE WAY TO MAKE MONEY PLENTY IN EVERY MAN'S POCKET2:58
- 26. 26 - MORALS OF CHESS11:19
- 27. 27 - CONVERSATION OF A COMPANY OF EPHEMERÆ\5:16