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Phanuel Bacon (13 October 1700 – 10 January 1783) was an English playwright, poet and author. He was the son of the Phanuel Bacon, vicar of St Laurence's church, in Reading.




Life


In his youth, Bacon attended John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School), from 1712-1715 and later entered St John's College, Oxford. He became vicar of Bramber, Sussex, and rector of Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire.




Works


Among his works are

The Kite (1722), An Heroi-comical Poem. In Three Canto's
The Moral Quack (1757), A Dramatic Satire
The Insignificants (1757), A Comedy of Five Acts.
The Tryal of the Timekillers (1757), A comedy of five acts
The Occulist (1757), A Dramatic Entertainment of Two Acts
The Taxes (1757), A Dramatick Entertainment
The Snipe (1765), poem




See also


List of Old Abingdonians




References



Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Bacon, Phanuel" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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