The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn - The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. I (in 5 (Hardcover)

Author name not noted above: William Penn. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume I features: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the story of the American icon BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790), as wildly intriguing a personality as his legend suggests. Journal, by Quaker preacher JOHN WOOLMAN (1720-1772), featuring his thoughts on civil resistance to slavery, conscientious objections to war, and more. Fruits of Solitude, by Colonial leader WILLIAM PENN (1644-1718), a collection of wise aphorisms that anticipated Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack by half a century.

General

Imprint:	Cosimo Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Charles W. Eliot • Benjamin Franklin • John Woolman
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	422
ISBN-13:	978-1-61640-052-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-61640-052-8
Barcode:	9781616400521

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