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The Harvard Classics, Vol. 01: Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, William Penn by Charles W. Eliot
jimmacsyr's review
4.0
Ben Franklin was a pretty interesting man. His autobiography talks about his love of reading and his various business endeavors. It stops after he gets to Europe. Talking about his award for discovering the nature of lightning.
John Woolman's autobiography is much more... personal? His travels through the eastern colonies and arguments against slavery are very intriguing. He is often not very clear about the results of his one-on one discussions with his fellow Friends.
William Penn's "fruits of solitude" was the quickest read and also very enlightening. His comments on women and marriage appear very modern. I never learned more than his founding of Pennsylvania, and to read here these terse quotes of simple living provide some detail of Avery interesting man.
Looking forward to the rest of the shelf.
John Woolman's autobiography is much more... personal? His travels through the eastern colonies and arguments against slavery are very intriguing. He is often not very clear about the results of his one-on one discussions with his fellow Friends.
William Penn's "fruits of solitude" was the quickest read and also very enlightening. His comments on women and marriage appear very modern. I never learned more than his founding of Pennsylvania, and to read here these terse quotes of simple living provide some detail of Avery interesting man.
Looking forward to the rest of the shelf.
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