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Sometimes it has been published as "Father Abraham's Speech," and "The Way to Wealth," and it has been translated into every modern language. SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AS FATHER ABRAHAM'S SPEECH AND THE WAY TO WEALTH AND IT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO EVERY MODERN LANGUAGE
or it contained anecdotes, extracts from English newspapers and articles which Franklin had written for and read to his club, the Junto. In Colonial days every printer issued an almanac. Franklin followed the rule; but the annual he published differed in no way from any of the others until 1733, when Franklin, having nobody to prepare his almanac, had to write it himself. He published it as the work of a Richard Saunders, called in Franklin’s genial way, “Poor Richard.” In a note to “Courteous Reader,” Poor Richard introduced himself, little anticipating the success he was to have. “Poor Richard’s Almanac” appeared every year thereafter, for twenty-five years, the annual sale averaging 10,000 copies a year, far in excess of any other Colonial publication. “Poor Richard” is now a “classic”; even those that have not read it have heard of it. Moreover, many people quote the homely proverbs without knowing it; for Poor Richard’s wisdom became part and parcel of our English speech long ago. ALL THE TIME FOR IT CONTAINED ANECDOTES EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS AND ARTICLES WHICH FRANKLIN HAD WRITTEN FOR AND READ TO HIS CLUB THE GENTO IN COLONIAL DAYS EVERY PRINTER ISSUED AN ALMANAC FRANKLIN FOLLOWED THE RULE BUT THE ANNUAL HE PUBLISHED DIFFERED IN NO WAY FROM ANY OF THE OTHERS UNTIL SEVENTEEN THIRTY THREE WHEN FRANKLIN HAVING NOBODY TO PREPARE HIS ALMANAC HAD TO WRITE IT HIMSELF HE PUBLISHED IT AS THE WORK OF A RICHARD SAUNDERS CALLED IN FRANKLIN'S GENIAL WAY POOR RICHARD IN A NOTE TO COURTEOUS READER POOR RICHARD INTRODUCED HIMSELF LITTLE ANTICIPATING THE SUCCESS HE WAS TO HAVE POOR RICHARDS ALMANAC APPEARED EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS THE ANNUAL SALE AVERAGE TEN THOUSAND COPIES A YEAR FAR IN EXCESS OF ANY OTHER COLONIAL PUBLICATION POOR RICHARD IS NOW A CLASSIC EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ IT HAVE HEARD OF IT MOREOVER MANY PEOPLE QUOTE THE HOMELY PROVERBS WITHOUT KNOWING IT FOR POOR RICHARD'S WISDOM BECAME PART AND PARCEL OF OUR ENGLISH SPEECH LONG AGO
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