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The Babysitter is a novel series by R. L. Stine. The first novel in the series was published in 1989, and it led to establishing Stine as a prominent author in the children's horror genre. [ 1 ] The first novel follows a simple premise of a babysitter who finds she is the next in a series of babysitting victims to a crazed killer.
(Covers Franklin's involvement with Priestly regarding electrical experiments and the English enlightenment) Scudder, Evarts Seelye (1939). Benjamin Franklin, a biography. London, Collins. Skemp, Sheila L. (1994). Benjamin and William Franklin: father and son, patriot and loyalist. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-3120-86176.
The Junto was modeled after English coffeehouses that Franklin knew well and which had become the center of the spread of Enlightenment ideas in Britain. [25] [26] Reading was a great pastime of the Junto, but books were rare and expensive. The members created a library, initially assembled from their own books, after Franklin wrote:
The famous artwork Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, painted by Benjamin West (c. 1816), refers to the statesman's dogged pursuit of scientific understanding. Isaacson notes that Franklin's reputation has shifted based on time and place given the statesman's achievements and personality.
During his entire adult life Franklin saved his correspondence, documents and other writings, which today include some 30,000 extant items. The Papers of Benjamin Franklin is a collaborative effort by a team of scholars at Yale University, American Philosophical Society and others who have searched, collected, edited, and published the numerous letters from and to Benjamin Franklin, and other ...
"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" is a letter by Benjamin Franklin dated June 25, 1745, in which Franklin counsels a young man about channeling sexual urges. Due to its licentious nature the letter was not published in collections of Franklin's papers in the United States during the 19th century.
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The book features a collection of removable postcards, trinkets, and notes. Trivia and Puzzle Fun Book - Word searches, crosswords, and trivia related to the series. The Complete Guide to The Baby-Sitters Club (September 1996) - A reference book that includes listings for club facts, Baby-Sitters Club members, Baby-Sitters Club family members ...