FRANKLIN, Benjamin. ~ [Poor Richard’s Almanac/The Way to Wealth, in French.] La Science du bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impôts. Traduit de l’anglois. Seconde édition, exactement semblable à la première. “A Philadelphie, et se trouve à Paris, chez Ruault...” 1778.

One of several French editions of 1778.  more...

The Way to Wealth first appeared in French as a separate publication in 1775. The original English text was first published in Poor Richard’s Almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under the title: Father Abraham’s Speech and frequently reprinted under the title: The Way to Wealth. La Science du bonhomme Richard was translated by A.F. Quétant; the Interrogatoire de Mr. Franklin by P.S. Dupont de Nemours and the Interrogatoire de M. Penn by A.F. Quétant and J.B. L’Écuy..  see full details

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