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

• 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 (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

• Works by Francis Bacon

External links

• Works by Francis Bacon at Project Gutenberg