John Barclay's Argenis and Bacon's Secret Life is a book written by Granville C. Cuningham. This book is a study of two important works of literature from the 17th century - John Barclay's Argenis and Francis Bacon's Secret Life. The book explores the similarities and differences between these two works, and how they reflect the political and cultural climate of their time.Argenis is a political romance that was published in 1621. The novel tells...