The Works of Francis Thompson. Poems 3 Volumes

Thompson, Francis

Published by Burns & Oates, London, 1913

About this Item

7 (v1) & 10 thousandth. Francis Thompson (1859 - 1907) English poet and ascetic, an opium addict who died of Tuberculosis contracted from living rough. G. K. Chesterton said shortly after his death that "with Francis Thompson we lost the greatest poetic energy since Browning." Among Thompson's devotees was the young J.R.R. Tolkien, who purchased a volume of Thompson's works in 1913-1914, and later said that it was an important influence on his own writing. CONDITION Vol 1 & 2 poems, Vol 3 prose. Natural Linen bds (toned) Dated 1914 (v3) 1918 (v1) with owners name, Vol 1 pp vi 226, Vol 2 pp v 228, Vol 3 pp iv 291. Printed on nice rag paper untrimmed. Copies are bright and clean with a bit of mild foxing, more to V3 than others, OVERWEIGHT Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 14755

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Title: The Works of Francis Thompson. Poems 3 ...

Publisher: Burns & Oates, London

Publication Date: 1913

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: Re-Issue.