The New Atlantis
Francis Bacon
Read by Bill Boerst
In 1623, Francis Bacon expressed his aspirations and ideas in New Atlantis. Released in 1627, this was his creation of an ideal land where people were kind, knowledgeable, and civic-minded. Part of this new land was his perfect college, a vision for our modern research universities. Islands he had visited may have served as models for his ideas. ( Summary by Wikipedia )
Chapters
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| 0 -- Introductory Note | 2:52 | Read by Bill Boerst | |
| 1 -- "We sailed from" to "mended so kindly" | 15:38 | Read by Bill Boerst | |
| 2 -- "The morrow after" to "priest whom he cited" | 18:16 | Read by Bill Boerst | |
| 3 -- "For assuredly such" to "but is not seen" | 17:45 | Read by Bill Boerst | |
| 4 -- "When the Tirsan is" to "as if they had been placed" | 16:35 | Read by Bill Boerst | |
| 5 -- "When the shew was past" to "natural and artificial" | 16:15 | Read by Bill Boerst | |
| 6 -- "We have also sound-houses" to "was not perfected" | 9:48 | Read by Bill Boerst |
Reviews
Enjoyable
NSA
It was an enjoyable story, though the description leaves out the first half of it being about a unknown land of Christian peoples. The description of the scientific laboratory is not until the last two chapters and is only part off the story.
Matt Lloyd
The truth is stranger than the supposed “fiction”. Well read Sir!
Great Solo Recording
GeoffreyEdwards
Thank you. This is a great recording. You kept a good pace making this book very understandable.
interesting
prusc
very well read version of an interesting work