This is his first major publication, and one that bears a striking resemblance to Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. In 1761, Burgh wrote The Art of Speaking, an educational book focusing on oratory.
This marks the beginning of his prominent literary output, and it bears a striking similarity to Benjamin Franklin's influential Poor Richard's Almanack. In 1761, Burgh penned The Art of Speaking, an educational treatise on rhetoric.