Poems (Esprios Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781006995781)

Francis Thompson (16 December 1859 - 13 November 1907) was an English poet and Catholic mystic. At the behest of his father, a doctor, he entered medical school at the age of 18, but at 26 left home to pursue his talent as a writer and poet. He spent three years on the streets of London, supporting himself with menial labour, becoming addicted to opium which he took to relieve a nervous problem. In 1888 a married couple, publishers, read his poetry and took him into their home for a time. They were to publish his first book Poems in 1893. In 1897, he switched to writing prose, drawing inspiration from life in the countryside, Wales and Storrington.

Author: Francis Thompson
ISBN-10: 1006995781
ISBN-13: 9781006995781
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2024
Pages: 62
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d