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Les Oeuvres Morales et Politiques
English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.
The work 'Les Oeuvres Morales et Politiques' (1633) is a French translation of Francis Bacon's 'Essays' and other political writings, which were originally written in English and Latin. While Bacon's 'Essays' have been translated into English many times from the original English and Latin, there is no evidence of a translation of this specific 1633 French edition back into English. Therefore, this is a case where English translations of the underlying work exist, but not from this specific French source text.
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Francis Bacon strips away the illusions of public life to reveal the cold mechanisms of power and human nature. This collection serves as a brutal manual for anyone seeking to understand why men rise, why states fall, and how ambition destroys the soul.