Project Gutenberg 2014-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 587 Meynell, Everard 1882 1926 Meynell, E. (Everard) The Life of Francis Thompson E-text prepared by Emmy, Peter Conlon, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Life of Francis Thompson" by Everard Meynell is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the life of Francis Thompson, a Victorian poet best known for his poem "The Hound of Heaven." The biography details Thompson’s formative years, exploring his complex childhood and early influences, setting the stage for his later struggles as an artist in a challenging social landscape. At the start of the biography, we are introduced to the early life of Francis Thompson, born into a family with a rich history yet marked by emotional and social struggles. The narrative recounts his childhood in Preston, revealing a sensitive and introspective boy who grapples with the intricacies of love, loneliness, and imagination. Meynell provides a vivid depiction of Thompson’s upbringing, his relationship with literature, and the emotional undercurrents that shaped his poetic voice. This initial chapter sets an intimate tone, suggesting that Thompson's journey is as much about his internal landscapes as it is about his external circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45106/45106-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography Thompson, Francis, 1859-1907 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies 901791 2025-06-18T10:11:22.720234 text/html 859421 2024-10-24T03:51:16 text/html 1070507 2025-06-18T10:11:44.806026 application/epub+zip 1085196 2025-06-18T10:11:28.575214 application/epub+zip 419702 2025-06-18T10:11:25.535186 application/epub+zip 1933960 2025-06-18T10:11:54.600954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1838198 2025-06-18T10:11:40.499075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588876 2022-09-20T15:14:54.794283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732279 2025-06-18T10:11:20.229259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 712454 2024-10-24T03:51:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16140 2025-06-18T10:11:54.792913 application/rdf+xml 14363 2025-06-18T10:11:25.774171 image/jpeg 1759 2025-06-18T10:11:25.658168 image/jpeg 1019635 2025-06-18T10:11:22.841188 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog