Francis Bacon
by Bowen, Catherine Drinkfrey50
Published by : Little, Brown and Company (Boston) , 1963 Physical details: 245 p.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Basement | 192 Bow (Browse shelf) | Available | 30411 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Lord Bacon's reputation -- An Elizabethan eden 1561-1579 -- The struggle to rise 1579-1613 -- Bacon ascending a time of glory 1613-1620 -- Impeachment 1621 -- A noble five years 1621-1626.
In the fullness of his power and reputation as Lord Chancellor of England, Bacon was impeached by parliament for taking bribes in office, convicted and banished from London and the law courts, At the depth of his fall, at the lowest reach of public disgrace and private agony, Bacon wrote a prayer, confessing to God that he had not used his talents to best advantage.