Hostage to Fortune by Lisa Jardine

Hostage to Fortune by Lisa Jardine

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This biography of Francis Bacon aims to expose the man behind the myth. Was he Queen Elizabeth's illegitimate son? Was he homosexual? Did he write Shakespeare? Did he die whilst stuffing a chicken with snow, to test the preservative powers of freezing?

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Hostage to Fortune by Lisa Jardine

This biography of Francis Bacon aims to expose the man behind the myth. Was he Queen Elizabeth's illegitimate son? Was he homosexual? Did he write Shakespeare? Did he die whilst stuffing a chicken with snow, to test the preservative powers of freezing?
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ISBN 13 9780575062337
ISBN 10 0575062339
Title Hostage to Fortune
Author Lisa Jardine
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1998-03-19
Number of pages 640
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