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Published Works

Notes on the State of Christendom (1582)

Letter of Advice to the Queen (1585–6)

An Advertisement Touching the Controversies of the Church of England (1586–9)

Dumb shows in the Misfortunes of Arthur (1587–8)

A Conference of Pleasure: In Praise of Knowledge, In Praise of Fortitude, In Praise of Love, In Praise of Truth (1592)

Certain Observations made upon a Libel (1592)

Temporis Partus Maximus ('The Greatest Birth of Time'; 1593)

A True Report of the Detestable Treason intended by Dr Roderigo Lopez (1594)

The Device of the Indian Prince : Squire, Hermit, Soldier, Statesman (1594)

Gray's Inn Christmas/New Year Revels: The High and Mighty Prince Henry, Prince of Purpoole (1594–5)

The Honourable Order of the Knights of the Helmet (1595)

The Sussex Speech (1595)

Maxims of the Law (1596)

The Colours of Good and Evil (1597)

Meditationes Sacrae (1597)

Declaration of the Practices and Treasons attempted and Committed by the late Earl of Essex (1601)

Valerius Terminus of the Interpretation of Nature (1603)

A Brief Discourse touching the Happy Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland (1603)

Cogitations de Natura Rerum ('Thoughts on the Nature of Things', 1604)

Apologie concerning the late Earl of Essex (1604)

Certain Considerations touching the better pacification and Edification of the Church of England (1604)

The Advancement and Proficience of Learning Divine and Human (1605)

Temporis Masculus Partus ('The Masculine Birth of Time', 1605)

Filum Labyrinthi sive Formula Inquisitionis (1606)

In Felicem Memoriam Elizabethae ('In Happy Memory of Queen Elizabeth', (1606)

Cogitata et Visa de Interpretatione Naturae ('Thoughts and Conclusions on the Interpretation of Nature', 1607)

Redargiutio Philosophiarum ('The Refutation of Philosophies') (1608)

The Plantation of Ireland (1608–9)

De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients', 1609)

Descriptio Globi Intellectualis ('A Description of the Intellectual Globe') (1612)

Thema Coeli ('Theory of the Heavens', 1612)

Charge… touching Duels (1614)

The Masque of Flowers (performed by Gray's Inn before the King at Whitehall to honour the marriage of the Earl of Somerset to Frances Howard, Countess of Essex, 1614)

Instauratio Magna ('Great Instauration', 1620)

Novum Organum Scientiarum ('New Method', 1620)

Historia Naturalis ('Natural History', 1622)

Introduction to six Natural Histories (1622)

Historia Ventorum ('History of Winds', 1622)

History of the Reign of King Henry VII (1622)

Abcedarium Naturae (1622)

De Augmentis Scientiarum (1623)

Historia Vitae et Mortis ('History of Life and Death', 1623)

Historia Densi et Rari ('History of Density and Rarity', 1623)

Historia Gravis et Levis ('History of Gravity and Levity', 1623)

History of the Sympathy and Antipathy of Things (1623)

History of Sulphur, Salt and Mercury (1623)

A Discourse of a War with Spain (1623)

An Advertisement touching an Holy War (1623)

A Digest of the Laws of England (1623)

Cogitationes de Natura Rerum ('Thoughts on the Nature of Things', 1624)

De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris ('Of the Ebb and Flow of the Sea', 1624)

Apophthegms New and Old (1625)

Translation of Certain Psalms into English Verse (numbers 1, 12, 90, 104, 126, 137, 149) (1625)

Revision of De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients', 1625)

Inquisitio de Magnete ('Enquiries into Magnetism', 1625)

Topica Inquisitionis de Luce et Lumine ('Topical Inquisitions into Light and Luminosity', 1625)

Essays

Essays (1st ed., 1597)

Essays (2nd edition – 38 essays, 1612)

Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral (3rd/final edition – 58 essays, 1625)

Of Truth (1625)

Of Death (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Unity in Religion/Of Religion (1612, rewritten 1625)

Of Revenge (1625)

Of Adversity (1625)

Of Simulation and Dissimulation (1625)

Of Parents and Children (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Marriage and Single Life (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Envy (1625)

Of Love (1612, rewritten 1625)

Of Great Place (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Boldness (1625)

Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Nobility (1612, rewritten 1625)

Of Seditions and Troubles (1625)

Of Atheism (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Superstition (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Travel (1625)

Of Empire (1612, much enlarged 1625)

Of Counsels (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Delays (1625)

Of Cunning (1612, rewritten 1625)

Of Wisdom for a Man's Self (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Innovations (1625)

Of Dispatch (1612)

Of Seeming Wise (1612)

Of Friendship (1612, rewritten 1625)

Of Expense (1597, enlarged 1612, again 1625)

Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Regiment of Health (1597, enlarged 1612, again 1625)

Of Suspicion (1625)

Of Discourse (1597, slightly enlarged 1612, again 1625)

Of Plantations (1625)

Of Riches (1612, much enlarged 1625)

Of Prophecies (1625)

Of Ambition (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Masques and Triumphs (1625)

Of Nature in Men (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Custom and Education (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Fortune (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Usury (1625)

Of Youth and Age (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Beauty (1612, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Deformity (1612, somewhat altered 1625)

Of Building (1625)

Of Gardens (1625)

Of Negotiating (1597, enlarged 1612, very slightly altered 1625)

Of Followers and Friends (1597, slightly enlarged 1625)

Of Suitors (1597, enlarged 1625)

Of Studies (1597, enlarged 1625)

Of Faction (1597, much enlarged 1625)

Of Ceremonies and Respects (1597, enlarged 1625)

Of Praise (1612, enlarged 1625)

Of Vain Glory (1612)

Of Honour and Reputation (1597, omitted 1612, republished 1625)

Of Judicature (1612)

Of Anger (1625)

Of Vicissitude of Things (1625)

A Fragment of an Essay of Fame

Of the Colours of Good and Evil

Post Mortem

New Atlantis (1627)

Sylva Sylvarum, or Natural History (1627)

An Advertisement Touching a Holy War (1629)

Certain Miscellany Works (1629)

Use of the Law (1629)

Elements of the Common Laws (1629)

Operum Moralium et Civilium (1638)

Dialogum de Bello Sacro (1638)

Cases of Treason (1641)

Confession of Faith (1641)

Speech concerning Naturalisation (1641)

Office of Constables (1641)

Discourse concerning Church Affairs (1641)

An Essay of a King (1642)

The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon (to Gray's Inn) (1642)

Ordinances (1642)

Relation of the Poisoning of Overbury. (1651)

Scripta in Naturali et Universali Philosophia (1653)

Scala Intellectus sive Filum Labyrinthi (1653)

Prodromi sive Anticipationes Philosophiae Secundae (1653)

Cogitationes de Natura Rerum (1653)

De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris (1653)

The Mirror of State and Eloquence (1656)

Opuscula Varia Posthuma, Philosophica, Civilia et Theologia (1658)

Letter of Advice to the Duke of Buckingham (1661)

Charge given for the Verge (1662)

Baconiana, Or Certain Genuine Remains Of Sr. Francis Bacon (1679)

Abcedarium Naturae, or a Metaphysical piece (1679)

Letters and Remains (1734)

Theological Tracts (1841)

A Prayer, or Psalm, made by the Lord Bacon, Chancellor of England

A Prayer made and used by the Lord Chancellor Bacon

The Student's Prayer

The Writer's Prayer

A Confession of Faith

Promus (1861)

Advice to Sir George Villiers (1850)

-Malssen, Tom van, The Political Philosophy of Francis Bacon: On the Unity of Knowledge, State University of New York Press (2015).

Practicing Law for nearly half a century, Bacon’s political and legal philosophy should not be lost or pale in comparison to his contributions in science, observariotion, and cosmology.

-Jardine, L. and A. Stewart, Hostage to Fortune. The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon 1561–1626, London: Victor Gollancz (1999)

For anyone ready to take a deep dive into the circumstances surrounding the life of Francis Bacon this source concentrates more upon the man himself rather than the work he is known for.

-Henry, John, Knowledge is Power: How Magic, the Government and an Apocalyptic Vision Inspired Francis Bacon to Create Modern Science, (1999).

Underscoring the importance of Bacon’s contribution to both the world of science and medicine, Knowledge is Power examines how such an important figure like Bacon is so irreplaceable without ever making any real tangible discoveries.