Selected Poems of Francis Thompson
Author(s): Francis Thompson
Genre(s): Single Author
Narrators: Larry Wilson, Eva Davis, DrPGould, Kim Gibbs, Lawton James, RajVO, Gauguin, Spiritualbeing, Janis Hopkins Salmon, Ellen Murphy, Annike Lindhout, Bruce Kachuk, Nemo, Phil Chenevert, Elizaswann, Jude, Phil Schempf, Roberto Kingsley, Emma Charlotte
Number of Chapters: 52
Length: 03 hours and 52 minutes
Language: English
Francis Thompson, an English poet and author, is best known for his poem "Hound of Heaven," included in this selection of his poems. After submitting some poems to the magazine "Merrie England," the editors, Wilfrid and Alice Meynell, became his benefactors and published his first volume, "Poems." Wilfrid Meynell selected these poems form Thompson's works and provides an enlightening biographical sketch. At the end of this volume are a selection of tributes to Thompson ranging from newspaper reviews to an appreciation from G.K Chesterton. - Summary by Larry Wilson