Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Poor Richards Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin who adopted the pseudonym of Poor Richard or Richard Saunders for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It sold exceptionally well for a pamphlet published in the Thirteen Colonies. Poor Richards Almanack. Almanacks were very popular books in colonial America offering a mixture of seasonal weather forecasts practical household hints puzzles and other amusements. Poor Richards Almanack was also popular for its extensive use of wordplay and some of the witty phrases coined in the work survive in the contemporary American vernacular.