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The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall
The Winding Stair Francis Bacon His Rise and Fall
Author: Daphne du Maurier
An engaging biography of lawyer, writer, and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon. — "All rising to great place is by a winding stair," wrote Sir Francis Bacon. It wasn't until he was forty-five that Bacon's feet found the first step on that staircase, when King James I made him Solicitor-General, from where he rose through the ranks t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380018482
ISBN-10: 0380018489
Publication Date: 3/1/1984
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Like all of Ms. du Maurier's books, this is a wonderfully told biography of the life of Sir Francis Bacon.


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