num_pages: 106
description: Franklin’s Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed “deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.
language: English
title: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
titlecomplete: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack (Modern Library Humor and Wit)
genres: Philosophy, Self Help, Poetry, History, Biography, Literature, Humor, Classics, Nonfiction, American History
ratings_count: 452
publisher: Modern Library