The Way to Wealth was first published in 1758 as a preface to Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack.  In this preface, Franklin summed up all of his previously published thoughts about how to achieve success in business.  For this purpose, Franklin created Father Abraham, who liberally quotes from Poor Richard to a crowd waiting for an auction to begin.  The essay has become one of the most important and enduring business books ever published.  It has been printed and reprinted almost 400 times and has been translated into almost every language.  We are delighted to present it here, still as true today as when it was first printed.