Discusses the possibility that Shakespeare's works were written by this philosopher, the Bard's near- contemporary. Explore the arguments.
Guide to Francis Bacon includes a detailed timeline of his life, quotes from his works and a look at Elizabethan times.
University of Portland professor's resource on British Renaissance literature includes this breakdown of Bacon's philosophical writings.
Detailed introduction to Bacon's life and work includes a look at his role in the scientific community of Elizabethan England.
Collection of links related to Bacon's literary work includes biographies, essays and pictures.
Collection of links related to the philosophy of Francis Bacon include literary works, biographies, essays and pictures.
Learn about the life of Bacon, view his portrait, and read his "Essays," including "Of Truth" and "Of Unity in Religion."
Provides the texts of many of the English philosopher's essays and a glossary of the archaic words used in his writing.
Biography of the philosopher and author concentrates on his role in the history of science and medicine.
Offers a profile of the Renaissance personality and reviews evidence that Queen Elizabeth's Counsellor was homosexual.
Read excerpts from some of this author's best-known works
Peruse the quotes and works of this late-sixteenth, early-seventeenth-century English philosopher. Guide includes a biography.
Peruse a brief profile, and link to other resources on this English Renaissance philosopher. Includes a picture.
Offers the full-text version of Francis Bacon's 1626 prose romance.
Browse through this long utopian fantasy written by Bacon and set in the South Sea west of Peru.
Though known for his essays, Bacon also wrote poetry. Sample two poems and link to a site that discusses the authorship of Shakespeare's work.
Text-only file offers the complete "Essays" of this Renaissance philosopher. Topics cover truth, death, revenge, marriage and nobility.
Literature and gay-history fan discusses the work, sexuality, and death of the English "Father of Modern Science."