Give a summary of Sir Francis Bacon as a great essayist.

Francis Bacon is often credited as the first great English essayist, though he borrowed from other writers, such as the French essayist Montaigne and from the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Bacon published his book of ten essays in 1597 (Montaigne published his first book of essays in 1580). Bacon followed his first volume with a book of 38 essays in 1612, and finally, a volume of 58 essays in 1625. As one of the guides...

Francis Bacon is often credited as the first great English essayist, though he borrowed from other writers, such as the French essayist Montaigne and from the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Bacon published his book of ten essays in 1597 (Montaigne published his first book of essays in 1580). Bacon followed his first volume with a book of 38 essays in 1612, and finally, a volume of 58 essays in 1625. As one of the guides linked to below states, the essays were popular because they were brief, lively, humane and well-written. They got to their points quickly and in a logical way, in contrast to many longer-winded writings of the time.

Bacon's essays often examine abstract topics such as love, friendship, truth and anger. He is considered an early empiricist and proponent of the scientific method of testing hypotheses in an objective manner. In his essays, he liked to view issues from different perspectives and in a detached way. In his essay "On Anger," for example, he lists different causes of anger, then focuses on three causes, then offers solutions. His essays come from a Christian perspective but also are rational and analytic.