Great Books Index

Francis Bacon (1561--1626)

An Index to Online Great Books in English Translation

Writings of Francis Bacon

Novum Organum . New Atlantis . Essays . Poems . Articles

Novum Organum: Aphorisms Concerning the Interpretation of Nature and the Kingdom of Man (1620)

The Great Instauration (Hanover)
-- Excerpts from The Great Instauration (Latin: Instauratio Magna) as published in Bacon's works. The Novum Organum is the second part of what was intended to be a work in six parts.
-- The only portions of the text which are online are the preface to the Novum Organum and Bacon's summary, digested in Aphorisms.

HTML edition (Virginia)
HTML edition in one document (Oregon State, 90KB)
-- Includes search capability.

Selected Essays. HTML edition, each essay a separate document (ngr2)
-- Includes "Adversity", "Anger", "Athiesm", "Boldness", "Cunning", "Death", "Discourse", "Dissimulation and Simulation", "Empire", "Envy", "Goodness", "Great Place", "Honor and Reputation", "Love", "Nobility", "Revenge", "Seeming Wise", "Superstition", "Truth", "Unity in Religion", "Vicissitude of Things", and "Wisdom for a Man's Self".
Complete Essays. HTML edition in one document (Oregon State, 320KB)
-- Includes search capability.
Complete collection of essays in one text file (ftp, Gutenberg at Illinois, 320KB)

Poems of Sir Francis Bacon (Shakespeare Oxford Society)
-- Includes "The Life of Man", "Guiltless Heart", "Help Lord", and "Sing a New Song".

Links to Information About Francis Bacon

Biography of Francis Bacon (Oregon State)
Bjorn's Guide to Philosophy -- Francis Bacon (Bjorn's Guide)
The Second Cryptographic Shakespeare (Penn Leary)
-- Complete text of book by Penn Leary.

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