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Frankin’s aubobiography was written initially to guide his son。It is a lively。spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life。Stylistically his work,it has become a classic in world lifterauture,one to inspiire and delight readers everywhere。The “journal“or spiritual autobiography of John Woolman was the characteristic literary expression of Quakerism in its first two centuries。Its distinguishing marks were not dogmas but practical testimonies for equality,simplicity and peace。Charles Lamb once made such a comment,“The only American book I ever read Twice was the Journal of John Woolman。”The Fruits of Solitude is a mine of pithy comments upon human life,which combines the acute common sense of Franklin with the spiritual the spiritual elevation of Woolman。The maxims and comments on life are as true today as when Penn wrote them。