The Works of Francis Thompson ...

The Works of Francis Thompson ... PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Category : Christian poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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The Hound of Heaven

The Hound of Heaven PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Languages : en
Pages : 74

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The Hound of Heaven

The Hound of Heaven PDF Author: Brian Oxley
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ISBN: 9781938068065
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Languages : en
Pages : 92

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When Jesus told his followers how much we all need God's love, it was not a theological treatise. Instead, he told a story: There once was a man who had two sons... The simplicity of this famous parable belies some richly profound truths. The story Francis Thompson tells in his classic poem The Hound of Heaven works in exactly this way--stirring our hearts with a yearning we may not fully understand. Something comes through the poem that we cannot quite put our finger on... This book actually contains two versions of the poem, the original and a modern adaptation. Despite the depth and beauty of the poem, it is written in a vernacular difficult to understand. Our rationale for the adaptation of this masterpiece is to reveal its timeless beauty and insights for a broad, modern audience.

Sister Songs

Sister Songs PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Languages : en
Pages : 100

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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).

Selected Poems of Francis Thompson

Selected Poems of Francis Thompson PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Holy Tango of Literature

Holy Tango of Literature PDF Author: Francis Heaney
Publisher: Emmis Books
ISBN: 9781578601592
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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A collection mimicking the great writers of literary history, with each writer's name rearranged as a title, creating the subject for a parody rendered in the author's style.

Shelley

Shelley PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Category : Poets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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The Mistress of Vision

The Mistress of Vision PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Languages : en
Pages : 50

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The Works of Francis Thompson: Prose

The Works of Francis Thompson: Prose PDF Author: Francis Thompson
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Languages : en
Pages : 336

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The complete works of Francis Thompson. Illustrated

The complete works of Francis Thompson. Illustrated PDF Author: Francis Thompson
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 556

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Francis was an English poet and Catholic mystic. 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. During this period from 1888 – 1897, after which he turned to writing prose. Francis' poem The Hound of Heaven was called by the Bishop of London "one of the most tremendous poems ever written". In 1897, he began writing prose, drawing inspiration from life in the countryside, Wales and Storrington. Notable among his prose works are an essay on Shelley, "The Life of St. Ignatius", and "Health and Holiness". Poems on Children Sister Songs Love in Dian’s Lap. The Hound of Heaven Ode to the Setting Sun A Corymbus for Autumn To the Dead Cardinal of Westminster Ecclesiastical Ballads Translations Miscellaneous Poems New Poems A Narrow Vessel Ultima An Anthem of Earth Miscellaneous Odes Sonnets Miscellaneous Poems The Prose