Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon's celebrated Essays paired with his Wisdom of the Ancients, gathering some of the shrewdest prose in English.

At a glance Compact, quotable and endlessly wise, these meditations on life, power and human nature… Few writers pack as much thought into so few words as Francis Bacon, whose sentences… What it's about This volume brings together two of Bacon's most enduring works. The Essays are short, pointed meditations on subjects such as truth, friendship…

This volume brings together two of Bacon's most enduring works. The Essays are short, pointed meditations on subjects such as truth, friendship, ambition, studies, adversity and death, each distilling worldly wisdom…