Hostage To Fortune: Troubled Life of Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Hostage To Fortune: Troubled Life of Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

by Lisa Jardine (Author)

Synopsis

This biography of Francis Bacon aims to expose the man behind the myth. Was he Queen Elizabeth's illegitimate son? Was he homosexual? Did he write Shakespeare? Did he die whilst stuffing a chicken with snow, to test the preservative powers of freezing?

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 19 Mar 1998

ISBN 10: 0575062339
ISBN 13: 9780575062337