Craven Langstroth Betts (1853–1941) was a

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and author. A seller of law books from

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, Betts was a friend and patron of the American poet

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; he served as his 'banker', cashing cheques that came from the dwindling Robinson estate at Maine, as well as lending him small sums money. The two men were frequent drinking and dining companions, and in the summers of 1900 and 1901, lived together at Betts's house in Manhattan whilst his mother and aunt were away in cooler climes. Their friendship lasted throughout Robinson's life; eventual success led him to more than repay Betts's financial support, presenting him with original manuscripts to sell, and leaving him $1,000 in his will.Edwin Arlington Robinson- A Poet's Life, Scott Donaldson, Columbia University Press, 2007, pg 175

Books by Betts

* '' The Perfume-Holder'' 1891 * '' Tales of a Garrison Town'' New York ; D.D. Merrill, 1892 (with Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton) * '' A Garland Of Sonnets'' 1899 * '' Selected Poems Of Craven Langstroth Betts'' 1916 * ''

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'' 1921 * '' The Perfume Holder and Other Poems'' J. T. White and company, 1922 He also translated ''Songs From Beranger'' by Pierre-Jean de Béranger, 1888.

Poems

Don Quixote

External links

''Tales of a Garrison Town''

References

1853 births 1941 deaths 19th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets 20th-century Canadian poets 19th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century Canadian male writers {{Canada-poet-stub