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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Biographies Quotations Biography |
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Named Person: | Benjamin Franklin; Benjamin Franklin; Benjamin Franklin; Benjamin Franklin; Benjamin Franklin; Benjamin Franklin |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul M Zall |
ISBN: | 9780813134864 0813134862 9780813123714 0813123712 |
OCLC Number: | 1076776341 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | Silence Dogood, 1722-1723 -- Paragraphs in Philadelphia, 1729-1735 -- Philadelphia's Poor Richard, 1733-1748 -- Philadelphia comic relief, 1748-1757 -- Making friends overseas, 1757-1774 -- Losing London, 1773-1776 -- Seducing Paris, 1776-1782 -- Comic release, 1783-1785 -- Revising past and future, 1786-1790. |
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Humor is sometimes a serious business, especially the humor of Benjamin Franklin, a master at revealing the human condition through comedy. Dedicated to the uniquely appealing and enduring humor of Benjamin Franklin, Zall lovingly samples Franklin's apologues on the necessity of living reasonably even when life's circumstances may seem absurd.
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The growth in Franklin's control of his comic sense is gradually revealed as Zall traces his wit from his youth to his old age. - ROBERT MIDDLEKAUFF, AUTHOR OF The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution 1763-1789 Read more...
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