The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the unfinished record of Benjamin Franklin's written by himself from 1771 to 1790. The autobiography covers Franklin's boyhood years, working-as-a-printer years, and his great political career. It is one of the most popular works of American literature.
《本杰明·富兰克林自传》是一部影响了几代美国人的励志奇书，内容真实生动，文笔亲切朴实，叙述了本杰明·富兰克林这位美国开国元勋从一个默默无闻的印刷工人成长为一位科学家、政治家的历程。它包含了人生奋斗与成功的真知灼见，以及诸种善与美的道德真谛。这部自传开创了现代西方自传的文学传统，被公认为是改变了无数人命运的美国精神读本。