false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174580912m/418851.jpg 418851 1 Statesman, scientist, philosopher, printer, and civic leader, Benjamin Franklin was also the most powerful writer of his time. From his first appearance in print, in the guise of the eccentric, opinionated, voluble "Silence Dogood" (1722), to his last published article, a searing satire against slavery (1790), he covered every aspect of "the question of America" with radiant clarity, wit, and penetration. <br><br> This collection begins with items written by Franklin during his early years in Boston and London (1722- 1726), including the complete "Silence Dogood" essay series. The volume also includes the famous "Busy-Body" essays (1728-1729); many of the news articles and essays he penned after he purchased the failing Pennsylvania Gazette (which eventually became the most widely read newspaper in the colonies); and various political satires, pamphlets, and personal correspondence written while he lived in Philadelphia from 1726 to 1757. The book concludes with material he published while a diplomat in London from 1757 to 1775 (including letters to the press, satires, and pamphlets). <br><br> Controversial in his own time, and the subject of vigorous debate ever since-to Matthew Arnold he exemplified "victorious good sense," while to D. H. Lawrence he was "the first dummy American"-Franklin emerges in this collection as a figure of extraordinary complexity for readers to discover, consider, and appreciate anew. <br><br> A companion volume includes Poor Richard's Almanack, Franklin's classic Autobiography, and his later writings. 407998 6 10 2005 Benjamin Franklin: Silence Dogood, Busy-Body: Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings (Library of America) total:10|5:4|4:3|3:2|2:0|1:1| 10 39 17 0 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 10:31:55 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 10:31:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 06 04:32:30 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 04:32:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 03 06:01:51 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 06:01:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 19:50:23 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 01 19:23:43 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 19:23:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 11:23:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 11:23:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 09:29:20 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:29:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 09:12:24 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 09:12:24 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 00:41:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 00:42:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 13:44:37 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 13:44:37 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 08 14:03:10 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 14:03:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Apr 23 16:25:02 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 09 11:34:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 10 17:22:13 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 17:22:13 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 10 06:47:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 06:47:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Feb 28 09:42:11 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 09:42:11 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Feb 20 09:53:40 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 09:53:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 12 12:58:38 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 12:58:38 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sat May 26 15:35:22 -0700 2007 Sat May 26 15:35:22 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=418851