tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post23831429071835486..comments2024-03-27T16:43:39.892-05:00Comments on A Good Story is Hard to Find: Good Story 118: The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr HydeJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-28130285431877480692015-10-20T08:49:10.738-05:002015-10-20T08:49:10.738-05:00Such a thoughtful comment - thank you JD!
I also ...Such a thoughtful comment - thank you JD!<br /><br />I also thought RLS was mostly a teller of adventure tales but if you check his short stories what you find is a lot of speculative fiction. I think, like Kipling, he went for a good story no matter what genre it got put in.Julie Davishttp://agoodstoryishardtofind.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-34487649642504003232015-10-19T20:22:18.159-05:002015-10-19T20:22:18.159-05:00I always thought Jekyll and Hyde was a weird turn ...I always thought Jekyll and Hyde was a weird turn for RLS considering he mainly dealt with adventure tales, but I have to wonder if this story wasn't something that struck him deeply that made him have to get it out there. Sort of like how Frankenstein, MacBeth, The Shining, and Moby Dick, are about the worst kind of sin that just won't wash away, this story just stays with you long afterJDnoreply@blogger.com