Craven Langstronth Betts (1853-1941), The Perfume Holder, 1910. Courtesy Internet Archive.
Craven Langstroth Betts (1853-1941) was a Canadian poet and prose author.
Life[]
Betts was born in Saint John, New Brunswick,[1] the son of Sarah Ann (Purdy) and Hiram E. Betts.[2]
He was educated at the Saint John Normal School in Saint John.[1]
He taught school for some time in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick.[1]
In the 1880s he moved to New York City to pursue a literary career. He worked on the staff of The Youth's Companion.[1]
He married artist Elizabeth Cushing Colby in 1905.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Perfume-Holder: A Persian love poem. New York, Saalfield & Fitch, 1891.
- 2nd edition, New York: Monarch Press, 1910.
- A Garland Of Sonnets: In praise of the poets. New York: M.F. Mansfield and A. Wessels, 1899.
- The Promise: A Greek idyl. New York: Monarch Press, 1910.
- Canada to England. Canada: [19--?]
- Selected Poems. New York: Associated Authors & Compilers, 1916.
- The Day. privately published, 1919.
- The Two Captains: At Longwood; at Trafalgar. New York: Alfred Allen Watts, 1921.
- The Perfume Holder, and other poems. New York: James T. White, 1922.
Short fiction[]
- Tales of a Garrison Town (with Arthur Wentworth Eaton). New York: D.D. Merrill, 1892.
Translated[]
- Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Songs From Beranger. New York: F.A. Stokes & Brother, 1888.
Anthologized[]
- Short Stories and Poems: By American authors. New York: Cochrane Publishing, 1908.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Elaine, Craven Langstroth Betts, Message Boards, Ancestry.ca. Web, July 6, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Craven Langstroth Betts, Message Boards, Ancestry.ca. Web, July 6, 2013.
- ↑ Search results = au:Craven Langstroth Betts, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 30, 2012.
External links[]
- Poems
- "January"
- Craven Langstroth Betts in An American Anthology 1787-1900: "Don Quixote," "The Hollyhocks," "To the Moonflower"
- Craven Langstroth Betts in Every Day of the Year: "Keats," "Shelley," "Wordsworth"
- "Defense of the Long Saut"
- Books
- Works by Craven Langstroth Betts at Internet Archive
- Tales of a Garrison Town
- Craven Langstroth Betts at Amazon.com
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