Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

A Selection Of Various Writings By The Famous American Statesman And Philosopher Including His Advice To Youth. Introduction -- Note On The Texts -- The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin: Franklin's Outline Of The Autobiography -- Essays And Letters (a Receipt To Make A New-england Funeral Elegy ; Advice To A Friend On Choosing A Mistress ; The Speech Of Miss Polly Baker ; How To Secure Houses, &c. From Lightning ; The Kite Experiment ; The Way To Wealth ; An Edict By The King Of Prussia ; The Morals Of Chess (excerpt) ; The Elysian Fields ; Information To Those Who Would Remove To America (excerpt) ; An Address To The Public, From The Pennsylvania Society For Promoting The Abolition Of Slavery ; A Miscellany Of Franklin's Opinions). Benjamin Franklin ; Edited And With An Introduction By Kenneth Silverman. Bibliography: P. [261]-266.