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Review - Essays
Not too bad if read slowly. Most of the essays read like school assignments — "Give me a two-page report on envy, including who and why. You have one hour ... Begin."
Reviewed by Roger on 2003-07-29 20:35:28
Essaysby Francis Bacon | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" "Treasury of the Familiar" |
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| Category: |
"Literature/Essays" |
| Pages: | 149 |
| Year of Publication: | 1625 |
| Text: | Click here to view Essays |
| Date Read: | 11/29/1996 |
| Notes: | Comments and opinions on various subjects, from Truth and Love to Gardens and Travel. Bacon wrote 38 essays, and although his topics were sometimes weighty, his prose style was witty and rich. Many of his aphorisms — such as “Cure the disease and kill the patient” — are still in use today. Bacon was a writer, philosopher, barrister, Member of Parliament and lord chancellor under Queen Elizabeth I and James I. Late in life he was created Viscount St. Albans. |
| My Rating: | 5 |