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Sister Songs - An Offering to Two Sisters;With a Chapter from Francis Thompson, Essays, 1917 by Benjamin Franklin Fisher, Paperback / softback Book

Sister Songs - An Offering to Two Sisters;With a Chapter from Francis Thompson, Essays, 1917 by Benjamin Franklin Fisher Paperback / softback

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"Sister Songs - An Offering to Two Sisters" is a 1908 poem by Francis Thompson.

A masterful poem that will be enjoyed by poetry lovers and is not to be missed by fans of Thompson's wonderful work.

Francis Thompson (1859-1907) was an English mystic and poet.

Thompson went to medical school when he was 18, but left home at the age of 26 to pursue a life of writing.

He was homeless for three years, becoming an opium addict and supporting himself through whatever means available.

A married couple read his poetry and took him into their home 1888, and in 1893 he published his first book, "Poems".

Other notable works by this author include: "The Poppy" (1893), "Sister Songs" (1895), and "Shelley" (1909). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a chapter from Benjamin Franklin Fisher's "Francis Thompson, Essays" (1917).

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