Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon by Alan Stewart, Lisa Jardine
Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon

Alan Stewart, Lisa Jardine

Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon

Alan Stewart, Lisa Jardine

637 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
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The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life, and in the centuries since his death questions about his true nature have abounded. Deservedly called the "Father of Modern Science," and still best known to...

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