New Atlantis

Francis Bacon

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 33 pages

The New Atlantis is a short utopian tale and philosophical fragment by Francis Bacon, published after his death. It describes a ship's crew discovering the island of Bensalem, a peaceful and learned society, and its scientific college, Solomon's House. It is worth listening to as an early vision of organized research and a humane ideal commonwealth.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.