[Thompson, Francis] Agnes de la Gorce.

Francis Thompson. Translated from the French by H.F. Kynaston-Snell.

London, Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., 1933. Octavo. Frontispiece – portrait of Francis Thompson, 184 pages. Original Hardcover (green cloth) without dustjacket. Very good condition with some signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: The Youth of Francis Thompson / The Vagabond / The Reader of the Mystic Poets / The Story of a First Manuscript / The Hymn to the Cross / The Catholic Revival: Lionel Johnson / Alice Meynell / At the Monastery of Pantasaph / The Meeting with Coventry Patmore / The Last Dream of Francis Thompson / etc.

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. 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. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue No.7 – Religion · Catholic Revival · Collection Tadhg Ó Murchú (This is a book from his personal reference library) · From the library of Tadgh Ó Murchu · International Literature – Rare · International Poetry – Rare · Mysticism · Mystics · Mystik · Religion – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 100868AB

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