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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon · 1884

The second volume of an 1884 edition of Bacon's collected writings, edited by Basil Montagu.

This volume contains Bacon's own collected writings, edited after his death by Basil Montagu.

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Dark red cloth book cover with a white library barcode label at upper left reading University of St Michael's College and a barcode with the number 3 1761 01880112 4 printed vertically.
The Works of Francis Bacon, edited by Basil Montagu, Volume 2, 1884.

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What it is

This is Volume 2 of an 1884 edition of the collected works of Francis Bacon, edited by Basil Montagu. The photograph shows the book's plain dark red cloth cover with a library barcode label.

Why it matters

Collected editions like this one preserved and spread Bacon's writings to readers long after his lifetime, allowing his philosophical and scientific ideas to keep influencing new generations of thinkers and students.

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  • What does the plain, practical binding of this volume suggest about how it was used, compared to a decorative display book?
  • Why might an editor like Montagu choose to organise Bacon's writings into multiple volumes?
  • What might be missing or changed when an editor selects and arranges an author's works after their death?

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