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Francis Bacon : the history of a character assassination

Despite international renown as the founder of modern science and philosophy, Francis Bacon died disgraced and in debt, having accepted bribes whie serving as Lord Chancellor. This study shows Bacon to have been among the least tainted of the king's officials.
Print Book, English, 1996
Yale University Press, New Haven (Conn.), 1996
XIII, 592 p. 23 cm
9780300064414, 0300064411
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