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
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
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by Charles W. Eliot (Author), Benjamin Franklin (Author), John Woolman (Author)
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.
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