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Hostage To Fortune by Lisa Jardine & Alan Stewart

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. Was Bacon a noble scholar who longed for solitary contemplation of higher philosophical truths, or was he a conniving political crook Was he a captive of his birth and upbringing, an innocent caught in a web of political intrigue Was he a homosexual

Features;

• Publisher, Phoenix Press London; 1998
• Paperback, 637 pp
• Size 234 x 156 mm, 1.2
• ISBN 0-75380-853-6

Condition: Very Good – Uncreased Spine, No Inscriptions, Very Good Copy

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