Talk:Francis Thompson

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[edit] Death by suicide

According to the Wordsworth Book of Literary Anecdotes, Francis Thompson committed suicide after Thomas Chatterton appeared to him in a vision and commanded him to do so.

Ok. No reply. I'm changing it. (Yes, I have an off-line, printed source).

I disagree with you. According to many sources (including the two I added to the main article) "Thompson attempted suicide in his nadir of despair, but was saved from completing the action through a vision which he believed to be that of a youthful poet, Chatterton, who had committed suicide almost a century earlier." -- Michael David 14:33, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jack the ripper?

I was researching this for a presentation, and was chosen to present Francis Thompson as a suspect, could someone add info on this to the wiki?

Conner5boys 14:19, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

The best summary of the "case" against Thompson that I have found is here: Casebook Article, although I have NO idea of the status of this particular theory in the larger picture. Is it important enough for inclusion in Wikipedia? I personally think so, but then, I think that the Wikipedia should strive for accuracy before it strives for "importance."--Zerobot 20:57, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

It's not really encyclopedic. Charles Matthews 21:10, 29 May 2007 (UTC)