Author:Francis Bacon

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Francis Bacon (1561–1626)

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Francis Bacon

Works

• Essays (External scan)
• Novum Organum (External scan)
• The New Atlantis (1635) (External scan)
• The Advancement of Learning (1605) (External scan)
• Phenomena of the Universe Or Natural History for the Building Up of Philosophy (1607) [1]
• The Wisdom of the Ancients (1609) (External scan)
• Historie of the Reigne of Henry the Seventh (External scan)
• The Learned Reading (1642) (External scan)
• The Use of the Law (1639) [2]
• Valerius Terminus of the Interpretation of Nature [3]
• The Works of Francis Bacon, in three Volumes (transcription project),(transcription project),(External scan)
  • Meditationes sacræ
  • Theological Tracts—Bacon's Prayers
  • The Translation of Certain Psalms into English Verse
• Essays, civil and moral (External scan)
• Colours of Good and Evil (External scan)
• Of Gardens (transcription project)

Works about Bacon

• “Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, And Viscount St. Alban” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• “Bacon, Francis” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.