Hostage to Fortune

Hostage to Fortune PDF

Author: Lisa Jardine

Publisher: Hill & Wang

Published: 2000-10-01

Total Pages: 637

ISBN-13: 9780809055401

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The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life. Was he a noble scholar, or a conniving political crook? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart draw upon previously untapped sources to create a controversial nuanced portrait of the quintessential "Renaissance man", one whose achievements, while enormous, were nonetheless sadly circumscribed by his class and station.

Hostages to Fortune

Hostages to Fortune PDF

Author: Joan Lingard

Publisher: Puffin HC

Published: 1995-05-25

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9780140374001

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This is the latest of Joan Lingard's hauntingly powerful Kevin and Sadie novels which set young love against the backdrop of the Irish troubles.