The New Atlantis
Francis Bacon · 1627 · Philosophy
Full text · 6 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
Sailors blown off course in the Pacific land on the unknown island of Bensalem, a Christian commonwealth whose pride is Salomon's House, a college of researchers devoted to experiments of every kind. Bacon left it unfinished; it was published the year after his death and later inspired the founders of the Royal Society.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers interested in utopias and early science fiction - Anyone curious about the origins of the research institute - Readers of More's Utopia who want a scientific counterpart
