· by racheldeering.bsky.social ·22h ago · view on bsky.app ↗

‘I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin.’ ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. #BookWormSat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🖼️ Williams

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Illustration of depicts a well-dressed Victorian man casting a monstrous shadow that looms menacingly behind him.

#bookwormsat

3 comments — live from bluesky

crystallynn88.bsky.social · 2 · 22h ago

This style reminds me of Edward Gorey. I love it.

Rachel Deering · 1 · 22h ago

Yes!

Citizeness Kane · 2 · 21h ago

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a masterpiece. I can't imagine what it would have been like for its first readers, who would have approached it as a *mystery*, unencumbered by pre-conceived notions from film adaptations, without knowing that Jekyll & Hyde are the *same person*. Talk about a twist!

Citizeness Kane · 1 · 16h ago

If anyone knows about the initial public reaction to "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" in the 1880s, I'd be fascinated to hear about it. (We often forget the longer, original title, which explicitly presented Stevenson's novella as the lawyer Utterson's investigation of a mystery).

Simon Ferrigno · 4 · 22h ago

"the animal within me licking the chops of memory" - what a great line!

Rachel Deering · 1 · 22h ago

I know, right.