Boston College Collection of Francis Thompson

Meynell, Wilfrid, 1852-1948

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Wilfrid Meynell was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Yorkshire on November 17, 1852. Birth registry and census records indicate that he was probably born Wilfrid Isaac Mennell, to George and Hannah (Tuke) Mennell, but documentation of his name change to "Meynell" is lacking. His family was Quaker, but at the age of eighteen Wilfrid converted to Catholicism and moved to London to pursue a career in journalism. He also wrote poetry, contributing verses to Emily Priestman's Simple Tales (1873), and he ...

Meynell, Alice Christiana Gertrude, 1847-1922

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Alice Christiana Gertrude Thompson was born in England on October 11, 1847 to Thomas James and Christiana (Weller) Thompson. Alice and her sister Elizabeth received their education from their father and were brought up primarily in the English countryside and Italy. Alice was encouraged to write poetry by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to whom she was introduced by family friend Aubrey de Vere. Alice became a poet, and Elizabeth became a painter. In 1868, Alice was received into the Catholic Church a...

Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889

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Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford, Essex, on July 28, 1844, as the eldest of nine children to Manley and Catherine Hopkins, née Smith. From 1863 to 1867, Hopkins studied classics at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking first-class degrees in both Classics and Greats. At Oxford, Hopkins befriended the poet Robert Bridges. In 1866, Hopkins converted to Catholicism. Upon entering the Society of Jesus in 1868, he destroyed the poetry he had written up to that point. Hopkins then stud...

Thompson, Francis Joseph, 1859-1907

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Francis Joseph Thompson was born on December 18, 1859 in Lancashire, England, to Charles and Mary Turner Morton Thompson. Thompson's sisters Mary (later Sister Mary Austin) and Margaret were born in 1861 and 1863, respectively. After Mary Turner’s death, Charles Thompson married Anne Richardson and had one more son, Norbert. Both of Francis Thompson's parents were converts to Roman Catholicism, joining the faith in support of Cardinal Newman as a result of the Oxford Movement. Beginning in 18...

Hind, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis), 1862-1927

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Epithet: editor of 'The Academy' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x00026d ...

Holst, Gustav

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Gustav Holst (1874-1934), composer and music teacher, was born in Cheltenham, and educated at the local grammar school and at the Royal College of Music. He taught at St Pauls Girls School, and composed many pieces, most notably The Planets. His daughter Imogen was educated at St Pauls and the Royal College of Music, and was among other appointments Director of Music at Dartington Hall, Devon. She wrote on a number of musical themes, but most significantly her father and Benjamin Britten, she be...

Connolly, Terence L. (Terence Leo), 1888-1961

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Lane, John, 1854-1925

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Patmore, Coventry, 1823-1896

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Coventry Patmore was a British poet. He was appointed assistant in the printed book department of the British Museum in November 1846 and retired some time after 1865. From the description of Coventry Patmore letters and photograph, 1842-1865. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38273331 English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1863 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27...