The Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral" by Francis Bacon is a collection of essays first published in 1597. Beginning with just 10 essays, the work expanded through multiple editions to 58 essays by 1625, covering topics from public affairs to private life. Bacon examines subjects like truth, death, friendship, and ambition through systematic arguments that weigh different perspectives. Written in styles ranging from plain to epigrammatic, these influential essays established many famous phrases still quoted today, including "hostages to fortune." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Francis_Bacon) Release date is 1996-06-01 Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger Original publication data not identified English essays -- Early modern, 1500-1700 PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/575 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/575 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133033.0 575