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Bacon's Essays

Bacon's Essays

Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon
Alfred S. West
March 2015
Available
Paperback
9781107492349
NZD$53.95
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    Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon, drawn from the edition of 1625. Bacon covers a variety of topics in his essays, including cunning, atheism, love and goodness. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bacon's work or seventeenth-century philosophy.

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    March 2015
    Paperback
    9781107492349
    324 pages
    198 × 129 × 17 mm
    0.32kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • The epistle dedicatorie
    • The table
    • The essays
    • Notes
    • Index of proper names
    • Works quoted in the essays
    • Appendix 1. Deviations from modern grammatical usage
    • Appendix 2. Chronology of Bacon's life and works
    • Appendix 3. Early editions of Bacons Essays
    • Words and phrases explained in the notes.
      Author
    • Francis Bacon
    • Editor
    • Alfred S. West