书评

Bacon’s Essays feel like a private journal of a wise observer. He writes with such candor about the complexities of power, love, and self-knowledge that you forget it’s from the 17th century. His prose is tight, thoughtful, and surprisingly relatable—who hasn’t pondered his take on “Envy” or “Revenge”? It’s not a book to rush; savor each essay, and you’ll walk away with a new lens to view the world. Timeless, sharp, and utterly indispensable.