Phanuel Bacon

Phanuel Bacon was an English playwright, poet and writer. 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, from 1712 to 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, An Heroi-comical Poem. In Three Canto's
The Moral Quack, A Dramatic Satire
The Insignificants, A Comedy of Five Acts.
The Tryal of the Timekillers, A comedy of five acts
The Occulist, A Dramatic Entertainment of Two Acts
The Taxes, A Dramatick Entertainment
The Snipe, poem