Project Gutenberg 2012-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 307 Various Verschillende Various, Various Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. Produced by David J. Cole and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852" by Various is a historical magazine published in the mid-19th century. This volume features essays and articles on a variety of topics, one of which includes a detailed exploration of the early life of Benjamin Franklin, providing insights into his formative years and character. The writing illustrates the significance of Franklin's personal influence on American values such as hard work and prudence. The opening portion of the magazine focuses primarily on the early and private life of Benjamin Franklin, as narrated by Jacob Abbott. It discusses Franklin's family background, early education, and experiences that shaped his character, including his apprenticeship to a printing house. The narrative highlights his insatiable curiosity for reading and learning, his desire for independence that eventually led him to leave home, and the challenges he faced in his early career. Throughout this section, readers are introduced to the young Franklin as a figure of industriousness and a budding intellectual, setting the stage for his later achievements as a prominent statesman and inventor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Culture -- Periodicals Civilization -- Periodicals American literature -- Periodicals AP Text Harper's New Monthly Magazine Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Journals 879243 2025-06-15T18:05:12.764524 text/html 901316 2012-02-22T16:01:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3785298 2012-02-22T16:01:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3944303 2025-06-15T18:05:28.256515 application/epub+zip 3954915 2025-06-15T18:05:18.109668 application/epub+zip 421852 2025-06-15T18:05:16.030641 application/epub+zip 4339041 2025-06-15T18:05:35.741499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4297072 2025-06-15T18:05:26.685512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763517 2022-09-17T17:40:49.337659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 815186 2025-06-15T18:05:10.903553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 814967 2012-02-22T16:01:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 319552 2012-02-22T16:01:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 814973 2012-02-22T16:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 319396 2012-02-22T16:01:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20599 2025-06-15T18:05:35.906491 application/rdf+xml 23410 2025-06-15T18:05:16.657511 image/jpeg 4587 2025-06-15T18:05:16.352546 image/jpeg 3899535 2025-06-15T18:05:13.041731 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog