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Re: Two cents on Jekyll and Hyde, Coates and Braid
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I remember reading that "J&H" was inspired by the true case of the Edinburgh
sociopath Deacon Brodie, a pillar of the Calvinist establishment by day and
a cat burglar by night.
Regards, Tom (Rymour)
Dear Tom,
Yes, you remember correctly. RLS wrote a play (1880) about Brodie several
years before he produced J&H.
Carolyn
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sociopath Deacon Brodie, a pillar of the Calvinist establishment by day and
a cat burglar by night.
Regards, Tom (Rymour)
Dear Tom,
Yes, you remember correctly. RLS wrote a play (1880) about Brodie several
years before he produced J&H.
Carolyn
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