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Read the excerpt from the introductory
note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
"[He] set up a
printing house of his own from which he published 'The Pennsylvania
Gazette,' to which he
contributed many essays, and which he
made a medium for agitating a variety
of local reforms. In 1732 he
began to
issue his famous 'Poor Richard's
Almanac' for the enrichment of which he borrowed or composed
those pithy utterances of worldly wisdom which are
the basis of a large
part of his popular reputation. In 17
the year in which he ceases writing for the
Almanac, he printed in it 'Father Abraham's Sermon,' now
regarded as the most famous piece of literature produced in Colonial America."
Which is the best summary of this excerpt?
Benjamin Franklin founded "The Pennsylvania Gazette" and authored many articles for the paper that focused (
local reforms. In 1732, he began writing
his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father
Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.
Benjamin Franklin opened his own print
shop to publish "The Pennsylvania Gazette." He founded the paper ant
wrote articles for it that focused on different local reforms.
Benjamin Franklin famously wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac," which contained bits of worldly wisdom. Franklin
very well known for the almanac. He
is also famous for "Father Abraham's Sermon," which was published after Franklin stopped writing for almanac