Francis Bacon

The Lost World is een sciencefiction-/avonturenroman van de Britse auteur Arthur Conan Doyle. Het boek verscheen voor het eerst in 1912, en is het eerste verhaal in een reeks over het personage Professor Challenger. De roman werd meerdere malen verfilmd.

New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon, published in 1627. In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity …

This authoritative edition brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing--the major prose in full, together with sixteen other pieces not otherwise available--that reveals the essence of his work and thinking.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest …