Download or read book The Hound of Heaven written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Poetry of Francis Thompson Volume 2 written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Thompson was born in Preston on Lancashire in December 18th, 1859. Educated at Ushaw College, near Durham he studied medicine at Owens College in Manchester. However the medical profession held little interest to him but writing did. He moved to London in 1885 but found no success and was quickly reduced to selling matches and newspapers for a living. Ill health offered up opium as a solution and to this he quickly became addicted. Life became increasingly difficult and soon Francis was no more than a vagrant living on the streets, chiefly around Charing Cross and along the Thames. In 1888 he sent some poems to the publishers of the Merrie England magazine who were Wilfrid Meynell and his noted poet wife Alice. They quickly sought him out, arranged for his housing and other necessities as well as medical treatment and encouraged him to write more. This culminated in the publication of his book 'Poems' in 1893. The book, including the seminal 'Hound Of Heaven' was recognised as a great work by many critics at the time and encouraged further volumes; Sister Songs in 1895 and New Poems in 1897. Years of ill health, addiction and vagrancy had taken their toll upon Francis and he moved to Storrington in Wales where we continued to write though by now he was invalided. An attempt at suicide was aborted by a vision he had of Thomas Chatterton, the teenage poet, who had committed suicide a century earlier. However his remaining years were few in number and he succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 48 on November 13th, 1907. He is buried in the Catholic section of Kensal Green Cemetery in London. G.K. Chersterton said "with Francis Thompson we lost the greatest poetic energy since Browning."
Download or read book New Poems written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Poems of Francis Thompson written by Francis Thompson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2002-07-04 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the research for her biography of Francis Thompson, Between Heaven and Charing Cross it became clear to Brigid Boardman that a new edition of his poetry was essential for a full recognition of the range and variety of his work. He remains best known for his great poem The Hound of Heaven but his work as a whole has never been properly presented. All previous editions include the many alterations and deletions that were made to Thompson’s work posthumously by Wilfrid Meynell for the edition of 1913. Meynell’s aim was to present the poetry in a strictly orthodox Catholic light in a period when fears about Modernism influenced the Church’s understanding of literature. These anxieties have not served the poetry well. Thompson’s aim was ‘to be the poet of the return to God’ and his work expresses the divine presence that he believed permeated all aspects of life. This edition finally restores an important English poet to the readers that he so deserves.
Download or read book Francis Thompson and His Poetry written by Thomas Henry Wright and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Poems of Francis Thompson written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Francis Thompson written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Francis Thompson written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collected Poetry of Francis Thompson written by Francis Thompson and published by London, Hodder. This book was released on 1913 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Francis Thompson written by Everard Meynell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a biographical account that delves into the life of the renowned English poet, Francis Thompson. The book follows Thompson's childhood, his struggles with addiction and poverty, literary achievements, and spiritual journey. With the use of letters, memories, and research, Meynell provides a detailed account of Thompson's life and the people who influenced him.
Download or read book The Hound of Heaven written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Poems of Francis Thompson written by Bridget Boardman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2002-04-07 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the research for her biography of Francis Thompson, Between Heaven and Charing Cross it became clear to Brigid Boardman that a new edition of his poetry was essential for a full recognition of the range and variety of his work. He remains best known for his great poem The Hound of Heaven but his work as a whole has never been properly presented. All previous editions include the many alterations and deletions that were made to Thompson's work posthumously by Wilfrid Meynell for the edition of 1913. Meynell's aim was to present the poetry in a strictly orthodox Catholic light in a period when fears about Modernism influenced the Church's understanding of literature. These anxieties have not served the poetry well. Thompson's aim was 'to be the poet of the return to God' and his work expresses the divine presence that he believed permeated all aspects of life. This edition finally restores an important English poet to the readers that he so deserves.
Download or read book Selected Poems of Francis Thompson written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Poetry of Francis Thompson Volume 3 written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Thompson was born in Preston on Lancashire in December 18th, 1859. Educated at Ushaw College, near Durham he studied medicine at Owens College in Manchester. However the medical profession held little interest to him but writing did. He moved to London in 1885 but found no success and was quickly reduced to selling matches and newspapers for a living. Ill health offered up opium as a solution and to this he quickly became addicted. Life became increasingly difficult and soon Francis was no more than a vagrant living on the streets, chiefly around Charing Cross and along the Thames. In 1888 he sent some poems to the publishers of the Merrie England magazine who were Wilfrid Meynell and his noted poet wife Alice. They quickly sought him out, arranged for his housing and other necessities as well as medical treatment and encouraged him to write more. This culminated in the publication of his book 'Poems' in 1893. The book, including the seminal 'Hound Of Heaven' was recognised as a great work by many critics at the time and encouraged further volumes; Sister Songs in 1895 and New Poems in 1897. Years of ill health, addiction and vagrancy had taken their toll upon Francis and he moved to Storrington in Wales where we continued to write though by now he was invalided. An attempt at suicide was aborted by a vision he had of Thomas Chatterton, the teenage poet, who had committed suicide a century earlier. However his remaining years were few in number and he succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 48 on November 13th, 1907. He is buried in the Catholic section of Kensal Green Cemetery in London. G.K. Chersterton said "with Francis Thompson we lost the greatest poetic energy since Browning."
Download or read book Sister Songs written by Francis Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corrected page proofs for Thompson, Francis. Sister songs : an offering of two sisters. London : John Lane, 1895. Includes the complete book, lacking only the inserted Housman title-page and frontispiece [leaves 1-2.3] and terminal advertisements. With Thompson's ms. corrections on p. 1, 24-27, and 34. A double presentation (dedication) copy, inscribed "Alice Meynell from Francis Thompson" and with further inscription from Alice Meynell to her daughter, Monica. This is a double dedication copy: "Inscription," the final poem in the book, is addressed to Wilfrid and Alice Meynell; Monica Meynell was one of the two "Sisters" referred to in the book's title ((the other was Madeline Meynell), called "Sylvia" in the poem).
Download or read book Francis Thompson and His Poetry written by Thomas Henry Wright and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Francis Thompson Poems written by Francis Thompson and published by Grizzell Press. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
