Francis bacon is the first important English essayist， is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. He is the founder of English materialist philosophy. And he is also the founder of modern science in England. His writings paved the way for the use of scientific method. Thus， he is undoubtedly one of the representatives of the English renaissance. He had planned a vast work， of which only fragments were written. It began with a survey of the accomplishments of science up to his time and an examination of the reasons why it has not achieved more. The English version of this part forms his Advancement of Learning. Then followed his New Instrument， a statement of what is called the inductive method of reasoning. Next he planned a comprehensive collection of the facts of nature， to which the “new instrument” was to be applied. Bacon is also famous for his “Essays”. He created 58 essays. These essays cover a wide variety of subjects， such as love， truth， friendship， parents and children， beauty， studies， riches， youth and age， and many others. They have won popularity for their clearness， brevity and force. Many of his sentences have become wise old sayings—“Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark.” “Studies serve for delight.” “Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man”