Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin


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Franklin wrote his autobiography in the form of an extended letter to his son. While recording the events of his life, he adds instructions …

Poor Richard's Almanack


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A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - shor…

The Silence Dogood Letters


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As a teenager, Benjamin Franklin apprenticed with his brother James at the shop where The New-England Courant was printed. Since James would…

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Version 2)


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In Benjamin Franklin's lifetime, he kept good record of his life and travels, and although Franklin was never a president, he still plays a …

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022


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A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen …

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 1


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Volume 1 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…

Short Story Collection Vol. 063


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This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Authors include Saki, Lord Dunsany, Rudyard Kipling, Re…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08


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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the eighth volume, 40 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 author…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independentl…

Short Story Collection Vol. 023


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 023: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 010


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

The Ontario Readers: Third Book


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The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 040


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The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 10


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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the tenth volume, 62 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…

Coffee Break Collection 020 - Old Age


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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048


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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought--Phtah-Hotep…

Poems of American History, The Colonial Era


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A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing throug…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 075


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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Is the sound of a dripping faucet music? According to Aldous Huxley, "The music of…

Short Poetry Collection 082


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers during the month of August 2009.