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Twin brothers, sons of a fisherman on a little island off Scotland's coast, suddenly discover that they hate each other dearly. Gavan falls in love with pretty, nitwitted Lucy Morrisy, but it is Duncan who enjoys her, and wins her love. When she is caught, she tells her hard-bitten mother that Gavan was her seducer. Gavan gets a thoroughgoing thrashing but he marries Lucy, which is what he thinks he wants. Too late he discovers his affinity in a less twittery creature, the solid Sarah. But when Duncan continues to cuckold him and Lucy hangs herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sophomoric Scream | 4/22/1935 | See Source »

...Savoy, Chairman, Miss Ruth Pearson; W. Savage, Miss Elizabeth Donahue; A. W. Wiesman, Miss Louise Lehman; Fred Sears, Miss Madeline Sears; G. Gavan, Miss Katherine Sullivan; J. R. Simpson, Miss Helen Crowley; J. D. Riordan, Miss Katherine Riordan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNOUNCE BOX LIST FOR SENIOR SPREAD | 6/16/1927 | See Source »

...John Gavan, S.J.; Tyburn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Saints | 7/21/1924 | See Source »

...Gavan. Left Wing. J. W. Randall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rovers 4; Olympics 1. | 12/22/1890 | See Source »

...Gavan. Left Wing. J. W. Randall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rovers vs. Olympics. | 12/20/1890 | See Source »

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