Part Two: Thomas Thistlewood: Slave Plantation Owner and Diarist

This multi-volume collection brings together the major writings of Francis Bacon, one of the most influential thinkers of the 17th century. It includes his philosophical works such as 'The Advancement of Learning' and 'Novum Organum', scientific treatises, essays, legal writings, letters, and historical works. Bacon's writings established and popularized inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry and laid the groundwork for modern empirical science. The collection is often published in various editions, with some notable versions edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, and Douglas Denon Heath.

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Published in 1752, this 50-page work by Vincent Miller, a Professor of Philosophy, presents an 18th-century proposal for increasing and improving the British breed. The book reflects the intellectual currents of the period, drawing on contemporary ideas about human improvement and population management.

Written in 1729, 'A Modest Proposal' is a Juvenalian satirical essay that critiques the harsh treatment of the Irish by the English and the social and economic conditions of Ireland. Swift suggests, in a hyperbolic and ironic manner, that poor Irish families could sell their children as food to wealthy English landowners. The essay is a scathing critique of the heartless attitudes towards the poor, British policy towards Ireland, and the incompetence of Irish politicians. It uses sustained irony and rhetorical devices to expose the absurdity of quick-fix solutions to social problems and to highlight the dire state of Ireland under British rule.