“[He] set up a printing house of his own from which he published ‘The Pennsylvania Gazette,’ to which he contributed many essays, and which he made a medium for agitating a variety of local reforms. In 1732 he began to issue his famous ‘Poor Richard's Almanac’ for the enrichment of which he borrowed or composed those pithy utterances of worldly wisdom which are the basis of a large part of his popular reputation. In 1758, the year in which he ceases writing for the Almanac, he printed in it ‘Father Abraham's Sermon,’ now regarded as the most famous piece of literature produced in Colonial America.”

A. Benjamin Franklin founded "The Pennsylvania Gazette" and authored many articles for the paper that focused on local reforms. In 1732, he began writing his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.

Explanation:

Summarization of any passage or sample is the rewriting of the said passage in a much shorter form. But it must also include the main points in the summary, thus making it a form of writing where the rewritten work acts as a slight representation of what has been previously stated.

The given passage from the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin states how he founded "The Pennsylvania Gazette" and also wrote numerous articles that deal with local reforms for the paper. Moreover, he also wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac" in 1732 and printed "Father Abraham's Sermon" in 1758. And it was this sermon that became one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.

Thus, the correct summary of the given passage is option A.