Francis Thompson
Francis Joseph 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 Wilfrid and Alice Meynell read his poetry and took the opium-addicted and homeless writer into their home for a time, later publishing his first volume, ''Poems'', in 1893. In 1897, he began writing prose, drawing inspiration from life in the countryside, Wales and Storrington. His health, always fragile, continued to deteriorate and he died of tuberculosis in 1907. By that time he had published three books of poetry, along with other works and essays. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
Created 1905
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2by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
Created 1908
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3by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
Created 1959
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4by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
Created 1905
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5by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
Created 1909
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6by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
Created 1911
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7by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
Created 1923
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12by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
Created 1910
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13by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Created 1894
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14by Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907; Kelly, Michael A.Location: PAHRC Library, Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC)
Created 1958 [1916]
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15by Mercatante, Anthony S.Other Authors: “...Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907...”
Created 1972
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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16Created 1940Other Authors: “...Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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