Francis Bacon bibliography



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

 * 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

 * 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)