Phanuel Bacon
# Phanuel Bacon

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
