# Bacon — On the Art of Reading character guide

> Bacon in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bacon of Studies

**First appearance:** 0003-lecture-i-introductory

## Who they are

Francis Bacon, the philosopher and essayist, referenced for his essays and scientific method.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator references Francis Bacon's essays and scientific method as a contrast to poetic and rhetorical reading.

## In the story

### [Lecture I: Introductory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-i-introductory)

Referenced for his saying 'reading maketh a full man,' which the narrator critiques as leading to being 'too full' without digestion.

### [Lecture II: Apprehension Versus Comprehension](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-ii-apprehension-versus-comprehension)

Quoted extensively from his essay 'Of Studies' to support the selective and purposeful approach to reading.

### [Lecture III: Children's Reading (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-iii-children-s-reading-i)

Alluded to indirectly through the phrase 'Bacon of Studies' in the context of educational philosophy.

### [Lecture VI: On a School of English](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-vi-on-a-school-of-english)

His essays are listed among the texts studied in schools.

### [Lecture VIII: On Reading the Bible (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-reading-the-bible-i)

Quoted at the opening: 'Read not to Contradict and Confute' from his essay on studies.

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