THE WINDING STAIR. Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall

Du Maurier, Daphne

ISBN 10: 0385123833 / ISBN 13: 9780385123839

Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976, 1977

About this Item

Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG beige and brown pictorial dj. 224 deckled pages including index. First American edition. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (1561 - 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, freemason and essayist.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WINDING STAIR. Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385123833
• ISBN 13: 9780385123839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

"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 Sir Francis Bacon have been written for scholars, but du Maurier's aim was to paint a vivid portrait of this remarkable man for the common reader. In "The Winding Stair," she illuminates the considerable achievements of this Renaissance man as a writer, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and politician. Dame Daphne du Maurier wrote more than 25 acclaimed novels, short stories, and plays, including "Rebecca" and "The House on the Strand. "She was also a passionate and skillful biographer.

About the Author

Daphne du Maurier (1907--1989), a novelist, playwright, biographer, and short-story writer, was born into an artistic family in London. She began writing short stories and articles in 1928 and in 1931 her first novel, "The Loving Spirit," was published. Many of her works were adapted into films, including "Rebecca,"" ""The Birds," and "Don't Look Now." In June 1969, du Maurier was named a Dame of the British Empire.
Patrick McGrath was born in London in 1950. His works include "Blood and Water and Other Tales," "The Grotesque," "Spider," "Dr. Haggard's Disease," "Asylum" (which was short-listed for the 1996 "Guardian" Fiction Prize and made into a feature film), "Martha Peake," and "Port Mungo," His most recent novel is "Trauma" (April 2008). He lives in London and New York with his wife, Maria Aitken.