Francis Thompson  Victorian

Info

- struggled to nurture religious faith in an era of gloom (Horton 680)

- devotional and literary-critical prose (680)

- suffered from addiction and depression

Works

- "The Hound of Heaven" - best-known poem

- masterfully recounts the pursuit of the sinner by God

- testifies to God's attending presence on the stone pavements and embankments its author knew so well (680)

Citation

Horton, Ronald A. British Literature for Christian Schools. Greenville, SC: Bob Jones University Press 1992.