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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 »o become Lord Chancellor. Many accounts of the life of Sir Francis Bacon have been written for scholars, but du Maurier's aim was to paint a vivid portrait of this remarkable man for the common reader. In The Winding Stair, she illuminates the considerable achievements of this Renaissance man: as a writer, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and politician.« less