You can download his autobiography for your ereader for free at the project I lead, Standard Ebooks: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/benjamin-franklin/the-auto...

It's a great read!

I've read it (for free). It's really fun to read. He's very funny and it's just generally fascinating to read such modern-seeming genius from so long ago.

thanks for the link to standardebooks.org - any other recommendations? This looks great https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/john-reed/ten-days-that-sh...

Standard eBooks takes the works from project Gutenberg and makes them look a bit better. On the Gutenberg site you'll find a lot more files though - many classics from Darwin to Hobbes to Smith and Marx.

I like to think that Mr Franklin aspired to Chastity, but was undismayed by failure.

It was item 12 on an ordered list. I know I struggle to get past item 7 on any prioritised list.

Great read, I also like how it seems totally unfinished. Some memorable moments were (paraphrasing from memory) “I maintained the currency for the town which was very profitable for me” and “that’s the best part about being a reasonable person, you can come up with a reason for anything”.