Gordon Sherman Haight

During his lifetime, Benjamin Franklin referred to these writings as his memoirs, but today they are known as the more familiar Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Begun in 1771 as remembrances for his son, William, Franklin added to it during the last ten years of his life. A printer, scientist, and statesman, Franklin was also an engaging writer whose wit and wisdom make his writings as much a pleasure to read today as they were in the mid-eighteenth...

When the miller Mr Tulliver becomes entangled in lawsuits, he sets off a chain of events that will profoundly affect the lives of his family and bring his passionate daughter Maggie into conflict with her inflexible but adored brother Tom. As she grows older, Maggie's discovery of romantic love draws her once more into a struggle to reconcile familial and moral claims with her own desires.