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Heirs of Zeus

David Crane

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Ajax in Action

David Crane; Crane Dave; Eric Pascarello; Dave Crane

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Romantics & Revolutionaries: Regency Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery London

David Crane

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The Kindness of Sisters: Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons

David Crane

A stunningly original account, revolutionary in technique, examining the character of the great Romantic poet Lord Byron through the lives and deadly rivalry of the two women he left behind.

The heart of David Crane’s account is the lifelong feud between Augusta—Byron’s half sister with whom he had a passionate affair—and Annabella, his society wife, both of whom bore him daughters. Crane reimagines the famous meeting between the two women years after Byron’s death, a chillingly dramatic scene through which he explores the emotional and sexual truths that lay at the center of these tragic relationships. In the encounter between the two women—one in chronic ill health, the other dying—we have the ultimate display of their mutual obsession with the memory and compulsive influence of Byron that makes their story that of the Romantic Age itself.

It is a story full of dubious motives, especially Annabella’s “saving” of Augusta and her child, Medora, and her twisted revenge on them both. And as the curses of incest and abuse play themselves out in the fates of Byron’s daughters, we see their lives assuming the shape of Greek tragedy.

In the meeting of the two women and the consequences of their battle, Crane shows us the Romantic Age in its terrible collision with the new world of the Victorians. The Kindness of Sisters establishes Crane as a biographer of formidable gifts.

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Lord Byron's Jackal: A Life of Edward John Trelawny

David Crane

Crane writes a compelling life history of one of the most swashbuckling scoundrels and self-proclaimed heroes of the Romantic era--a life characterized by violence, hyperbole and exaggerations. Photos.

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Other editions: 1998

First World War Poets

David Crane; Alan Judd; National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

The National Portrait Gallery's "Character Sketches" is a series of compact guides devoted to literary, artistic and historical personalities, circles and themes. Each volume examines the lives, achievements and writing of a well known group of people using images and text. The books contain a series of illuminating portraits in a variety of media, all selected from the National Portrait Gallery's unique and diverse collection. The illustrations are accompanied by quotations from the worlds of the people featured, as well as contemporary descriptions and anecdotes, making every volume comprehensive and invaluable reading. Each title is selected and written by a well-known specialist, with introductions that give a comprehensive account of the lives featured from a fresh critical perspective. Journals, letters, diaries, fragments of quotations from poems are all used to build portraits with words as well as images. The compact and accessible format, substantial and authoritative content, and modest selling price make these guides essential for students and general readers alike, as well as ideal gift purchases.

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The School for Scandal

David Crane; Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan; Frederick Wilse Bateson

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The Next Canadian Century

David Crane; General Pub Co Ltd Stoddart Pub

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The Canadian Dictionary of Business and Economics

David Crane

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The Next Canadian Century: Building a Competitive Economy

David Crane

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Personals

David Crane; Seth Friedman; Marta Kauffman; William K. Dreskin

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Controlling Interest: The Canadian Gas and Oil Stakes

David Crane

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Beyond the Monetarists: Post-Keynesian Alternatives to Rampant Inflation, Low Growth, and High Unemployment

David Crane; Canadian Institute for Economic Policy

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Dictionary of Canadian Economics

David Crane

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1980