POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK

the composite name given to the almanacs issued from 1732 to 1757 by Benjamin Franklin. They were written under the pen name Richard Saunders and contained humor, information and proverbial wisdom, such as: / "Early to bed and early to rise, / Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." See also Franklin, Ben in this glossary. —HEV Approved Glossary

the composite name given to the almanacs issued from 1732 to 1757 by Benjamin Franklin. They were written under the pen name Richard Saunders and contained humor, information and proverbial wisdom, such as / "Early to bed and early to rise, / Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." See also Franklin, Ben in this glossary.