Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography

This wasn’t something I would normally read with enthusiasm, but I’ve been wanting to know a bit more history, for one, and also, it was included in the Harvard Universal Classics, so here we are. I don’t regret reading it. Not all of it was thrilling, but it was a very interesting insight into a man that I otherwise would only hear bits and pieces of, or rather, the prominent reasons for his fame.

Ben Franklin was clearly a generalist. He let his interests guide him, and they brought him many places. If anything, I believe that Franklin’s life was a testament to self-discovery, as well as the self-education that accompanies such a process. It’s really quite shocking just how many things he did for his local community, and then gradually the world at large. I can understand why this would be the first to the Harvard Universal Classics, as a role model such as Benjamin Franklin would be hard to steer you wrong.