Benjamin Franklin
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who want to learn about Franklin's life and era through an English original
- General history enthusiasts interested in early American history and biographies of founding figures
- Learners who need public-domain English biography material for reading practice
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting modern scholarly verification, detailed annotations, and the latest research findings
- Readers who can only read Chinese and are unaccustomed to the style of 19th-century English biography
- Beginners hoping for abundant images, chronologies, and other supplementary material
Reading tips
- Read Franklin's autobiography or a general history overview first, then read this book to understand the biographical author's era-specific perspective.
- Take timeline notes chapter by chapter, distinguishing factual narrative from the author's moral evaluations.
- For long 19th-century English sentences, read through the paragraph first and then look up unfamiliar words, maintaining reading rhythm.
About the publisher
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About the author
John Torrey Morse (1840–1937) was an American historian, biographer, and lawyer. Born in Boston in 1840 and died in Needham in 1937, he practiced law from 1862 and left the legal profession for letters in 1880. He edited The International Review and served as editor of the American Statesmen series. He wrote biographies of Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and John Quincy Adams, among others; his two-volume life of Hamilton is the most extensive. His biographies are carefully researched, attentive to political careers and their historical settings, and plain and restrained in style, giving them a place in the tradition of American political biography.
