We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight we’ll read an excerpt from Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography where he describes his childhood. “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life memoirs written by Franklin,from 1771 to 1790. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

Only published well after his death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. 

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