Francis Bacon bibliography

Portrait of Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban, by John Vanderbank, circa 1731, after a portrait by an unknown artist (circa 1618).

This is a complete chronological bibliography of Francis Bacon. Many of Bacon's writings were only published after his death in 1626.

Prior to 1625

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  • Notes on the State of Christendom (1582)
  • Letter of Advice to the Queen (1585–6)
  • An Advertisement Touching the Controversies of the Church of England (1586–9)
  • Dumb shows in the Misfortunes of Arthur (1587–8)
  • A Conference of Pleasure: In Praise of Knowledge, In Praise of Fortitude, In Praise of Love, In Praise of Truth (1592)
  • Certain Observations made upon a Libel (1592)
  • Temporis Partus Maximus ('The Greatest Birth of Time'; 1593)
  • A True Report of the Detestable Treason intended by Dr Roderigo Lopez (1594)
  • The Device of the Indian Prince : Squire, Hermit, Soldier, Statesman (1594)
  • Gray's Inn Christmas/New Year Revels: The High and Mighty Prince Henry, Prince of Purpoole (1594–5)
  • The Honourable Order of the Knights of the Helmet (1595)
  • The Sussex Speech (1595)
  • Maxims of the Law (1596)
  • Essays (1st ed., 1597)
  • The Colours of Good and Evil (1597)
  • Meditationes Sacrae (1597)
  • Declaration of the Practices and Treasons attempted and Committed by the late Earl of Essex (1601)
  • Valerius Terminus of the Interpretation of Nature (1603)
  • A Brief Discourse touching the Happy Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland (1603)
  • Cogitations de Natura Rerum ('Thoughts on the Nature of Things', 1604)
  • Apologie concerning the late Earl of Essex (1604)
  • Certain Considerations touching the better pacification and Edification of the Church of England (1604)
  • The Advancement of Learning of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human (1605)
  • Temporis Partus Masculus ('The Masculine Birth of Time', 1605)
  • Filum Labyrinthi sive Formula Inquisitionis (1606)
  • In Felicem Memoriam Elizabethae ('In Happy Memory of Queen Elizabeth', (1606)
  • Cogitata et Visa de Interpretatione Naturae ('Thoughts and Conclusions on the Interpretation of Nature', 1607)
  • Redargiutio Philosophiarum ('The Refutation of Philosophies') (1608)
  • The Plantation of Ireland (1608–9)
  • De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients', 1609)
  • Descriptio Globi Intellectualis ('A Description of the Intellectual Globe') (1612)
  • Thema Coeli ('Theory of the Heavens', 1612)
  • Essays (2nd edition – 38 essays, 1612)
  • Charge… touching Duels (1614)
  • The Masque of Flowers (performed by Gray's Inn before the King at Whitehall to honour the marriage of the Earl of Somerset to Frances Howard, Countess of Essex, 1614)
  • Instauratio Magna ('Great Instauration', 1620)
  • Novum Organum ('New Method', 1620)
  • Historia Naturalis ('Natural History', 1622)
  • Introduction to six Natural Histories (1622)
  • Historia Ventorum ('History of Winds', 1622)
  • History of the Reign of King Henry VII (1622)
  • Abcedarium Naturae (1622)
  • De Augmentis Scientiarum (1623)
  • Historia Vitae et Mortis ('History of Life and Death', 1623)
  • Historia Densi et Rari ('History of Density and Rarity', 1623)
  • Historia Gravis et Levis ('History of Gravity and Levity', 1623)
  • History of the Sympathy and Antipathy of Things (1623)
  • History of Sulphur, Salt and Mercury (1623)
  • A Discourse of a War with Spain (1623)
  • An Advertisement touching an Holy War (1623)
  • A Digest of the Laws of England (1623)
  • Cogitationes de Natura Rerum ('Thoughts on the Nature of Things', 1624)
  • De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris ('Of the Ebb and Flow of the Sea', 1624)
  • Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral (3rd/final edition – 58 essays, 1625)
  • Apophthegms New and Old (1625)
  • Translation of Certain Psalms into English Verse (1625)
  • Revision of De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients', 1625)
  • Inquisitio de Magnete ('Enquiries into Magnetism', 1625)
  • Topica Inquisitionis de Luce et Lumine ('Topical Inquisitions into Light and Luminosity', 1625)

Posthumous

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  • New Atlantis (1627)
  • Sylva Sylvarum, or Natural History (1627)
  • Certain Miscellany Works (1629)
  • Use of the Law (1629)
  • Elements of the Common Laws (1629)
  • Operum Moralium et Civilium (1638)
  • Dialogus de Bello Sacro (1638)
  • Cases of Treason (1641)
  • Confession of Faith (1641)
  • Speech concerning Naturalisation (1641)
  • Office of Constables (1641)
  • Discourse concerning Church Affairs (1641)
  • An Essay of a King (1642)
  • The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon (to Gray's Inn) (1642)
  • Ordinances (1642)
  • Relation of the Poisoning of Overbury. (1651)
  • Scripta in Naturali et Universali Philosophia (1653)
  • Scala Intellectus sive Filum Labyrinthi (1653)
  • Prodromi sive Anticipationes Philosophiae Secundae (1653)
  • Cogitationes de Natura Rerum (1653)
  • De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris (1653)
  • The Mirror of State and Eloquence (1656)
  • Opuscula Varia Posthuma, Philosophica, Civilia et Theologia (1658)
  • Letter of Advice to the Duke of Buckingham (1661)
  • Charge given for the Verge (1662)
  • Baconiana, Or Certain Genuine Remains Of Sr. Francis Bacon (1679)
  • Abcedarium Naturae, or a Metaphysical piece (1679)
  • Letters and Remains (1734)
  • Promus (1861)

See also

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