The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Character
John Bigelow
Editor of the autobiography's first complete edition.
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Also known as Mr. John Bigelow, Mr. Bigelow
First appearance: The Story of the Autobiography
John Bigelow's tie to Benjamin Franklin is one of the pressures that moves The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
United States Minister to France who purchased the original manuscript in 1867 and published the standard edition in 1868, correcting over twelve hundred textual changes.
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This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Franklin transitions from merely recording his personal success…
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