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by: Stanley Wertheim, Paul Sorrentino
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780783814001
ISBN: 0783814003
Label: Twayne Publishers
Manufacturer: Twayne Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1995-09
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
Sales Rank: 2296503
Studio: Twayne Publishers
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Authority on Stephen Crane's Life
This text, a thorough listing of dates and events pivotal in the life of American author Stephen Crane, is the most comprehensive and uncorrupted catalog of the author. It is far better than the biographies available on Crane, since all of them rely at least in part on Stephen Crane biography by Thomas Beer. Beer, a friend of Crane, seems to have made up quite a bit of information about the author and may have attributed to Crane events in his own life. Other biographies, such as the ones written ... Read More
Rating:  - More fiction than fact
It seems to me that much of this material is made up by the author. I could not understand how private facts of Crane's life would be known in this way. I find this book very disturbing because of this. I think Crane is a great author but this book did not help me understand his work at all.
Rating: - Finally a trustworthy biography of Crane
The Crane Log is a wonderful book which I have been reading over the past few days. I am surprised by the many underserved poor reviews this book has gotten. It must be stressed that this is a reference work, and one that is probably best read in snatches, and not in chronological order. includes day by day accounts, including fascinating liberal excerpts from memoirs of the people who knew him that allows you to form your own conception of Crane as he lived. For the first time we have a ... Read More
Rating: - Not Helpful...Except to go to Sleep
Stephen Crane wrote some great books and lead a fascinating life, but this day to day rehash of every trivial detail with none of the excitement of this great author's life is terrible! This book does a disservice to Crane and his memory...confusing, loooong, and boring.
Rating: - The Only accurate Crane biography
This documentary life of Stephen Crane is the ony book that attempts to locate persons and events in Stephen Crane's literary career accurately and objectively, avoiding the apocryphal stories and thesis-ridden interpretations that have plagued Crane biography. A must for anyone with an interest in this important American author.
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