Francis Bacon New Atlantis

[mike thomas]

Bacon's New Atlantis ends with the words "the rest was not perfected",

I wonder, does this imply that there was more to be written?

[OrphanPip]

Bacon's New Atlantis ends with the words "the rest was not perfected",

I wonder, does this imply that there was more to be written?

It could be, my edition says that the note was added by Bacon's secretary and literary executor, William Rawley.

It seems to be a finished work to me though, I don't know if there were additional notes or something that Rawley chose to omit.

[mike thomas]

It could be, my edition says that the note was added by Bacon's secretary and literary executor, William Rawley.

It seems to be a finished work to me though, I don't know if there were additional notes or something that Rawley chose to omit.


yeah, thanks for the response OrphanPip. and hello.

I have often wondered just how much more was intended.


regards