Poems (Esprios Classics)

by Francis Thompson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1006995781
• ISBN13: 9781006995781
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Blurb
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"