A New Atlantis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594627521)

The New Atlantis is a utopian novel written by Francis Bacon in 1626. Bacon depicts in his novel a mythical land, Bensalem, to which he sailed, that was located somewhere off the western coast of the continent of America. He recounts the description by one of its wise men, of its system of experimentation, and of its method of recognition for inventions and inventors. In Bensalem, marriage and family are the basis of society and family ties are celebrated in state-sponsored holidays...

Author: Francis Bacon
ISBN-10: 1594627525
ISBN-13: 9781594627521
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2007
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.28d