George Keats of Kentucky [electronic resource] : A Life /
Crutcher, Lawrence M.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
2012.
John Keats's biographers have rarely been fair to George Keats (1797--1841) -- pushing him to the background as the younger brother, painting him as a prodigal son, or labeling him as the ""business brother."" Some have even condemned him as a heartless villain who took more than his fair share of an inheritance and abandoned the ailing poet to pursue his own interests. In this authoritative biography, author Lawrence M. Crutcher demonstrates that George Keats deserves better. Crutcher traces his subject from Regency London to the American frontier, correcting the misconceptions surrounding
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John Keats's biographers have rarely been fair to George Keats (1797--1841) -- pushing him to the background as the younger brother, painting him as a prodigal son, or labeling him as the ""business brother."" Some have even condemned him as a heartless villain who took more than his fair share of an inheritance and abandoned the ailing poet to pursue his own interests. In this authoritative biography, author Lawrence M. Crutcher demonstrates that George Keats deserves better. Crutcher traces his subject from Regency London to the American frontier, correcting the misconceptions surrounding
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Pivotal Year : 1827-1828 -- Abandoned : 1804-1814 -- Family Origins : 1773-1804 -- Clarke's Schoolboys : 1803-1810 -- Youths about London : 1811-1818 -- Separation and Emigration : 1818 -- Henderson and Audubon : 1818-1819 -- Louisville : 1819 -- A Dismal Return : 1820 -- Getting Established : 1820-1826 -- Who Failed the Poet? : 1820-1821 -- Settling Affairs : 1821-1828 -- The Legacy Deferred : 1821-1848 -- Prosperity : 1828-1841 -- Ruin and Death : 1841 -- Aftermath : 1842 -- Appendix A: The George Keats Circle of Friends and Acquaintances -- Appendix B: Pertinent Documents -- Chronology: Events in the Life of George Keats.
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Keats, John, 1795-1821
Keats, George, 1797-1841.
Brothers
English
Businessmen
Pioneers
Bluegrass Region (Ky.)
Louisville (Ky.)