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"Collection of Bacon's Essays" contains a total of fifty-nine prose essays by the master of prose Bacon, covering all aspects of human life, including the well-known famous essays "On Reading" and "On Beauty". The author is knowledgeable and well-versed in the world, and has thought-provoking unique insights into the issues discussed. The language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been deeply loved by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years.

"Collected Essays of Bacon" was published in 1597. Although it is not large in length, it is rich in connotation and can be regarded as a small encyclopedia of life. The works involve politics, economy, religion, love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics and many other aspects, touching almost every corner of human life. After "The Essays of Bacon" was first published in the UK, it became very popular because of its interesting and meaningful aphorisms. It has been reprinted many times and has been translated into almost every language in the world. It has not declined after more than 400 years. Together with "The Essays of Montaigne" and "The Thoughts of Pascal", it is known as the three classics of modern European philosophical prose. This book is the essence of Bacon's thoughts for most of his life. It exudes strong charm and attracts generations of people.

This book is the pioneer work of British essay literature. With its concise language, beautiful writing style, thorough reasoning, and repeated aphorisms, it occupies a unique position in the history of world literature. "Reading it is like listening to the teachings of an expert, and I benefit a lot." It has been translated into many languages ​​and published, and is still a best-seller to this day. In 1985, it was selected as one of the "20 Best Books in Human History" by the American "Life" magazine; in the same year, it was selected as a recommended book in the American "Good Reading Guide".

Bacon was born into an official family in London on January 22, 1561. A good family education made Bacon mature earlier, and he showed unusual intelligence in all aspects. While studying at Trinity College, Cambridge University, he had doubts about traditional concepts and beliefs, and began to think independently about society and life. This book "On Life" is a collection of Bacon's essays. It is divided into the first volume "On Life" and the second volume "The Wisdom of the Ancients", and is named after the first volume. It is true that Bacon, who was rich and profound, had outstanding achievements in the world of science, nature, and philosophy. We cannot read his works in isolation of his social thoughts and philosophical thoughts. However, the master's accomplishments lie in integrating the humanities and natural sciences, and in condensing the charm of his personality and thoughts into beautiful and gorgeous words for later generations to understand.

"Collection of Bacon's Essays" has a total of fifty-nine articles, covering all aspects of human life. The article's language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been loved by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years. Bacon was knowledgeable and well-versed in the world, and had thought-provoking and unique insights into the issues he discussed. The translation adopts the version by the famous translator Cao Minglun.