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Francis G. Thompson

Born

Stornoway, Scotland

Website

http://booksfromscotland.com/bfs-author/francis...

Genre

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

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Francis George Thompson was born in 1931, and after a career as an electrical engineer, technical writer, university lecturer and journalist, he became an author of a number of books on the Scottish Highlands and Islands. He taught at Lews Castle College on Stornoway, and is chairman of the Lewis Museum Trust. Thompson was also the editor of the English-Gaelic bilingual newspaper Sruth between 1967 and 1971.

His books include Harris Tweed (1969), Crofting Years (1984) and a number of Shell Guides to Scotland, some of which have been updated and republished by other companies. He also wrote a number of books on the mythology of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, including Supernatural Highlands and Highland Smugglers.

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Francis G. Thompson’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 86 ratings · 9 reviews · 33 distinct works

	Lewis and Harris 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crofting Years 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Supernatural Highlands really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uists and Barra 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts Spirits and Spectres of Scotland by Francis G. Thompson, Knapp Press 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Scottish Bestiary: The Lore and Literature of Scottish Beasts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St Kilda and Other Hebridean Outliers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harris Tweed: the story of a Hebridean industry, liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Western Isles of Scotland it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Electrical Installation and Workshop Technology: v.1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I fled Him down the nights and down the days
I fled Him down the arches of the years
I fled Him down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind, and in the midst of tears
I hid from him, and under running laughter.”
― Francis Thompson, The Hound of Heaven

tags: god, religion

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“An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident.”
― Francis Thompson

tags: atheism

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“Whom wilt thou find to love ignoble thee
Save Me, save only Me?
All which I took from thee I did but take,
Not for thy harms.
But just that thou might'st seek it in my arms.
All which thy child's mistake
Fancies as lost, I have stored for thee at home;
Rise, clasp My hand, and come!”
― Francis Thompson, The Hound of Heaven

tags: gain, loss, suffering

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