Francis Bacon (1) (1561–1626)
Author of The Essays
For other authors named Francis Bacon, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Francis Bacon was born on January 22, 1561 in London. After studying at Cambridge, Bacon began a legal career, ultimately becoming a barrister in 1582. Bacon continued his political ascent, and became a Member of Parliament in 1584. In 1600, he served as Queen Elizabeth's Learned Counsel in the show more trial of Robert Devereaux, the Earl of Essex. After numerous appointments under James I, Bacon admitted to bribery and fell from power. Much of Bacon's fame stems from the belief by some that he was the actual author of the plays of William Shakespeare. While many critics dismissed that belief, Bacon did write several important works, including a digest of laws, a history of Great Britain, and biographies of the Tudor monarchy, including Henry VII. Bacon was also interested in science and the natural world. His scientific theories are recorded in Novum Organum, published in 1620. Bacon's interest in science ultimately led to his death. After stuffing a fowl with snow to study the effect of cold on the decay of meat, he fell ill, and died of bronchitis on April 9, 1626. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Francis Bacon
Der utopische Staat : Morus: Utopia + Campanella: Sonnenstaat + Bacon: Neu-Atlantis (1983) — Author — 45 copies
Essays: Or Counsels, civil and moral of Francis Bacon, including also his apophthegms, elegant sentences, and wisdom of… (2007) 20 copies
Famous Utopias: Being the Complete Text of Rousseau's Social Contract, More's Utopia, Bacon's New… (2008) 13 copies
The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral, of Francis Ld. Verulam LARGE PRINT EDITION (1980) 12 copies
The philosophical works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, ... methodized, and made English, from the originals, ... (1977) 11 copies
Novum organum aforismos sobre la interpretación de la naturaleza y el reino del hombre (1620) 11 copies, 1 review
Truth 9 copies
The Essays of Lord Bacon: Including Ornamental Rationalia, of Elegant Sentences: Short Notes For Civil Conversation:… (1900) 8 copies
The Great Books Third Year - Volume Six: Novum Organum, Book 1; and Of Civil Government (1955) 8 copies
Essaies. Religious meditations. Places of perswasion and disswasion — Author — 6 copies
Novum organum, ou, Verdadeiras indicações acerca da interpretação da natureza ; Nova Atlântida. 5 copies
The two books of Francis Bacon: Of the proficience and advancement of learning, divine and human (1970) 5 copies
Essays and Other Writings 4 copies
Works of Francis Bacon Volume 1, The 4 copies
The Great Books Third Year Volume Five 10 Francis Bacon Novum Organum Book 1. 11 Locke Of Civil Government (The Great… (1955) 4 copies
SELECTED WRITINGS OF SIR FRANCIS BACON ESSAYS, ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, NEW ATLANTIS Franklin Library (1982) 4 copies
The Oxford Francis Bacon VIII: The Historie of the raigne of King Henry the seventh and other works of the 1620s (2012) 3 copies
DIJET E TE LASHTEVE 3 copies
A declaration of the demeanor and cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight, aswell in his voyage, as in, and sithence his… 3 copies, 1 review
Dei principi e delle origini secondo le favole di Cupido e del Cielo ovvero la filosofia di Parmenide e di Telesio e… (2005) 3 copies
Francis Bacon; selections 3 copies
The works of Francis Bacon vol.8 3 copies
The Instauratio Magna Part II: Novum Organum and Associated Texts (|c OET |t Oxford English Texts) (Pt. 2) (2004) 3 copies
The works of Francis Bacon vol.5 3 copies
Bacon is Shake-Speare Together with a Reprint of Bacon's Promus of Formularies and Elegancies (2012) 2 copies
De sapientia veterum liber 2 copies
The Moral and Historical Works of Lord Bacon, Including His Essays, Apophthegms, Wisdom of the Ancients, New Atlantis,… (2005) 2 copies
Det nye Atlantis / Francis Bacon ; oversatt [fra engelsk og med to essays] av Kjetil Ansgar Jakobsen. (2023) 2 copies
Progresso do Conhecimento, O 2 copies
Opere filosofiche 2 copies
The works of Francis Bacon vol.13 2 copies
Certain miscellany works of the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban (1629) 2 copies
gardens and friendship 2 copies
Baconiana. Or Certain genuine remains of Sr. Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans; : in… 2 copies, 1 review
Letters of S[i]r Francis Bacon ... Written During the Reign of King James the First 1702 [Hardcover] (2015) 2 copies
Essays, Historical Works, etc. 2 copies
Per il progresso della scienza : "Cogitata et visa" ed estratti dal "De augmentis scientiarum" 2 copies
Love & Marriage 2 copies
La Nuova Atlantide e altri scritti 2 copies
The Novum organon 1 copy
Vida e Obra 1 copy
Új Atlantisz 1 copy
New Atlantis 1 copy
Filosofiset mietelmät 1 copy
Pensadores: Novum Organum 1 copy
Bacon’s Essays 1 copy
Bacone 1 copy
Opere filosofiche. Vol. I 1 copy
Opere filosofiche. Vol. II 1 copy
Bacone vol.2 1 copy
Bacone vol.1 1 copy
Il Nuovo Organo: libro primo 1 copy
Bacone [Opere di] 1 copy
Opere filosofiche ( 2 Vols) 1 copy
Bacon's Essays : A selection 1 copy
Declarations of the Practices and Treasons Attempted and Committed By Robert Late Earl of Essex 1 copy
The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Lord Chancellor of England. Volume XV: Translations -- 1 copy
The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Lord Chancellor of England. Volume XVI: Life of Bacon. 1 copy
Nuovo organo 1 copy
Sobre Jardins 1 copy
Νέα Ατλαντίδα 1 copy
The Library of Alchemy 1 copy
The Truth 1 copy
Utopias del renacimiento 1 copy
Dzieło większe tom I 1 copy
Dzieło większe tom II 1 copy
Philosophical Works 1 copy
La brutalità delle cose 1 copy
Ten Volume Set The Works of Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam and Lord High Chancellor of England (1819) 1 copy
Sermones Fideles 1 copy
Cassell's National Library, Wisdom of the Ancients and New Atlantis, Vol I No 16 May 15, 1886. (1886) 1 copy
Sylva Sylvarum; Or a Natural History, in Ten Centuries: Whereunto Is Newly Added, the History Natural and Experimental… (2012) 1 copy
Cases of treason. 1 copy
Bacon: Selected Essays 1 copy
Opera Omnia 1 copy
A Selection of His Works 1 copy
Essai d'un traité sur la justice universelle ou les sources du droit, suivi de quelques écrits juridiques (2006) 1 copy
The works of Lord Bacon 1 copy
Avgmentis Scientiarvm 1 copy
Franc. Baconi de Verulamio Historia regni Henrici Septimi, Angli©Œ Regis : opus vere politicum 1 copy
Nová Atlantida a Eseje 1 copy
Francisci Baconi ... De Verulamio De Dignitate Et Augmentis Scientiarum, Volume 2... (Latin Edition) (2012) 1 copy
La nuova logica: libro I 1 copy
Francis Bacon. Da Proficiência E O Avanco Do Conhecimento Humano (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2006) 1 copy
Letters and remains of the Lord Chancellor Bacon. Collected by Robert Stephens, Esq; ... (2010) 1 copy
Os Pensadores: Bacon 1 copy
A Kind of Wild Justice 1 copy
Certaine considerations touching the better pacification and edification of the Church of England 1 copy
Francis Bacon on Parents and Children, Marriage and Single Life, and Friendship (Illustrated) (2015) 1 copy
Francis Bacon: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics) by Francis Bacon (2002-10-24) (1656) 1 copy
Dalla magia alla scienza 1 copy
Associated Works
Essays, Civil and Moral, and The New Atlantis; Areopagitica and Tractate on Education; Religio Medici (1909) — Contributor — 545 copies
Three Early Modern Utopias: Thomas More: Utopia / Francis Bacon: New Atlantis / Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines… (1999) — Contributor — 312 copies, 1 review
Utopian literature; a selection, edited, with introductions (1968) — Contributor — 60 copies, 2 reviews
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Contributor — 54 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Bacon, Francis
- Other names
- Bacon, Sir Francis, Viscount St Alban
Lord Verulam
Bacon, Sir Francis - Birthdate
- 1561-01-22
- Date of death
- 1626-04-09
- Burial location
- St. Michael's Church, St. Albans, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Place of death
- Highgate, London, England
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
Frozen food experimentation (supposedly) - Places of residence
- London, England
- Education
- Gray's Inn, London, England
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Occupations
- philosopher
politician
jurist
scientist
statesman - Relationships
- Bacon, Anne Cooke (mother)
Bacon, Nicholas (father) - Awards and honors
- Knight Bachelor (1603)
Peerage (Baron: 1618, Viscount:1621)
Queen's Counsel (1597)
Members
Reviews
This can be a challenging read given the writing style of the time. Bacon was a genius for his time and the number of classical historical references woven in can add to the challenge. To do the Essays justice, will need to reread them.
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- Works
- 361
- Also by
- 31
- Members
- 7,486
- Popularity
- #3,270
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 81
- ISBNs
- 669
- Languages
- 23
- Favorited
- 16
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SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
How I picked it: I don’t recall why I put it on hold (LAPL Overdrive), but I’d been meaning to read his works for quite some time, and still do.
What it’s about: Philosophy
What I thought: This small taste of Francis Bacon’s writing wet my appetite.
AUTHOR:
Francis Bacon (/it looks like Audible pulled these quotes together.)
From Wikipedia: “Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban,[a] PC (/ˈbeɪkən/;[5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are seen as contributing to the scientific method and remained influential through the later stages of the scientific revolution.[6]”
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Katie Haigh:
From IMDb: "Katie Haigh is known for Genealogies of a Crime (1997), Les rois mages (2001) and Parfum d'orgueil (1999)."
GENRE:
Education; Philosophy; History; Science; Non-fiction
LOCATIONS:
England
TIME FRAME:
16th and 17th centuries
SUBJECTS: Quotes; Wisdom; Philosophy; Happiness; Nature; Education
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SAMPLE QUOTATION:
“Choose the life that is most useful and habit will make it the most agreeable
This is certain; that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green which otherwise would heal and do well.
For myself, I found that I was fitted for nothing so well as for the study of truth as having a mind nimble and versatile enough to catch the resemblances of things, and at the same time, steady enough to fix and distinguish their subtler differences, as being gifted by nature with desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, readiness to consider, carefulness to dispose and set in order, and as being a man that neither affects what is new nor admires what is old, and that hates every kind of imposture.
There was never proud man thought so absurdly well of himself as the lover doth of the person loved, and therefore it was well said that it is impossible to love and to be wise.”
RATING:
4 stars.
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