Francis Bacon bibliography

For a detailed overview of Bacon's major works, see Works by Francis Bacon.

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 (1626)
* Sylva Sylvarum, or a Natural History in Ten Centuries (1626)
* 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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* Works by Francis Bacon

## External links

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English Wikisource has original works by or about:

Francis Bacon

* Works by Francis Bacon at Project Gutenberg