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245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm In the fullness of his power and reputation as Lord Chancellor of England, Bacon was impeached by parliament for taking bribes in office, convicted and banished from London and the law courts, At the depth of his fall, at the lowest reach of public disgrace and private agony, Bacon wrote a prayer, confessing to God that he had not used his talents to best advantage Includes index Lord Bacon's reputation -- An Elizabethan eden 1561-1579 -- The struggle to rise 1579-1613 -- Bacon ascending a time of glory 1613-1620 -- Impeachment 1621 -- A noble five years 1621-1626

Author

Catherine Drinker Bowen; Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)

Publisher

Boston: Little, Brown and Company

Published

1963

Language

EN

Rating

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Updated

2026-03-14