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Shelley: An Essay (dodo Press) by Francis Thompson is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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Francis (Joseph) Thompson (1859-1907) was an English poet and ascetic. He studied medicine at Owens College in Manchester but took no real interest in his studies and never practised as a doctor, moving instead to London to try and become a writer. Here he was reduced to selling matches and newspapers for a living. During this time, he became addicted to opium, which he first had taken as a remedy for ill health. He came to London in 1885 and lived a life of destitution until in 1888 he was 'dis
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Francis Thompson
- Publisher
- Dodo Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781409906520
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Biography, Biography & Autobiography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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