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The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall
The Winding Stair Francis Bacon His Rise and Fall
Author: Daphne du Maurier
"All rising to great place is by a winding stair," wrote Sir Francis Bacon. It wasn't until he was 45 that Bacon's feet found the first step on that staircase, when King James I made him Solicitor-General, from where he rose through the ranks to become Lord Chancellor. — Many accounts of the life of Francis Bacon have been writt...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781844080748
ISBN-10: 1844080749
Publication Date: 5/1/2006
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Virago UK
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Like all of Ms. du Maurier's books, this is a wonderfully told biography of the life of Sir Francis Bacon.


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