Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School

Amentionofflatulencemightconjureupimagesofbrattyhighschoolboysorlowbrowcomics.Butoneofthemosteloquent—andleastexpected—commentatorsonthesubjectisBenjaminFranklin.ThewritingsinFartProudlyrevealtheroguewholivedpeaceablywithinthephilosopherandstatesman.Includedare"TheLettertoaRoyalAcademy";"OnChoosingaMistress";"RulesonMakingOneselfDisagreeable";andotherjibes.Franklin'sirrepressiblewitfoundanoutletinperpetratinghoaxes,attackingmarriageandothersacredcows,andskeweringtheEnglishParliament.Remindingusofthehumorous,irreverentsideofthisAmericanicon,theseessaysendureasbothhilarioussatireandatimelyreminderoftheimportanceofafreepress.