tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post2179773991064741474..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The A to Z of Fiction to Reality: Jekyll and HydeAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37083290306147246842012-04-12T13:10:01.496-07:002012-04-12T13:10:01.496-07:00Bonnee: Ideas are the most important things there ...Bonnee: Ideas are the most important things there are, I think.<br /><br />soggy: He wrote some great books. Thanks for stopping in!<br /><br />Alex: Well, in his case, I think it was write what you want to know.<br /><br />L.G.: You're just taunting me with that, aren't you? There's a whole writers' museum? That's pretty cool.<br /><br />Donna: He did write a lot of different types of things. Rather amazing, actually.<br /><br />Sadaf: Inspiration is such a curious thing. It's always interesting to know.<br /><br />Michael: That is why people misapplied the whole split personality thing for so long. Still do, actually.<br /><br />S.L.: Oh, I know! It makes me cringe that he tossed it in the fire. It makes me want to smack him! heh<br /><br />Briane: I'll have to take a listen to it when I get a chance. Which, at this point, should be sometime in 2013. :P It does sound interesting, though.<br /><br />Grumpy: You should read it. It hasn't lost anything with its 100+ years in print.<br /><br />Rusty: Oh, yeah, I remember the whole lobotomy thing. Medicine (of any sort) has always been a shady science.<br /><br />Grammy: Unfortunately, it's not always much better today. Thanks for coming by!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85035327542085216452012-04-12T04:25:29.439-07:002012-04-12T04:25:29.439-07:00Ah, so many wonderful story lines are created in t...Ah, so many wonderful story lines are created in the brain while we slumber away in the night... creepy things that we would never dream of during the bright daylight hours. I love reading RLS's stories. With all the illnesses I have experienced, I would hate to have been under a sawbones' care back then. Best regards to you, RubyGrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080499751409620799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1069183458187340402012-04-11T15:24:14.567-07:002012-04-11T15:24:14.567-07:00I liked your little dig at split personalities tow...I liked your little dig at split personalities towards the end. Psychology is a discipline that has had lots of fads and ideas that caught on in pop culture that ended up being not so good. <br /><br />Remember when lobotomies were supposed to be the cure for pretty much every mental illness?Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23377212477823864732012-04-11T11:49:04.746-07:002012-04-11T11:49:04.746-07:00The closest I've come to reading that book is ...The closest I've come to reading that book is watching "The League of Extraordinary Gentelemen." I should get around to it at some point.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-50371317175619290932012-04-11T10:14:32.064-07:002012-04-11T10:14:32.064-07:00Brilliantly put at the end, there. I also liked t...Brilliantly put at the end, there. I also liked the background information -- especially because I just finished listening to Radiolab's "Who Am I?" podcast in which they delved into Stevenson's creative method; Stevenson said that many of his stories came to him through visions acted out by little men in his dreams, and apparently was quite serious about it. You'd probably like that podcast.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-81367704536503689132012-04-11T09:51:17.032-07:002012-04-11T09:51:17.032-07:00P.S. It sort of annoys me that I didn't think ...P.S. It sort of annoys me that I didn't think to write about Jekyll and Hyde.S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5001893514031044942012-04-11T09:42:04.309-07:002012-04-11T09:42:04.309-07:00This is one of the best, most creepy novels ever w...This is one of the best, most creepy novels ever written in my opinion. I would KILL to have read the first draft. I think it's really interesting that it came from a dream - that and the origins of Frankenstein are two of my favorite English major stories from college. <br /><br />And again, I think it's amazing how much writers influence the world. PS. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80139209924421612932012-04-11T09:10:21.587-07:002012-04-11T09:10:21.587-07:00I always thought that Stevenson might have gotten ...I always thought that Stevenson might have gotten the idea of Jekyll and Hyde from a parent or sibling that went crazy. My mother is schizophrenic. The way she behaves is very similar to Jekyll and Hyde and not too hard to imagine a story with this kind of character.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62956369642438516922012-04-11T08:59:01.998-07:002012-04-11T08:59:01.998-07:00I read Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde man...I read Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde many years ago, back when I was in high school, and thought it was very fascinating. I didn't know this was how Robert Louis Stevenson came up with the idea for the plot. I love finding out how stories came to be, and what inspired authors to write them. Thanks for this interesting post!Sadaf H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05386080341463056695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-15252611730812272652012-04-11T08:04:18.923-07:002012-04-11T08:04:18.923-07:00His writing, "A Child Garden of Verses" ...His writing, "A Child Garden of Verses" was my favorite as a child and sparked my interest in poetry. Then of course, the other books were wonderful as I got older. He had such a gift. Thanks for all the background!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-56168721135416672932012-04-11T06:33:11.946-07:002012-04-11T06:33:11.946-07:00I think Jekyll and Hyde is my favorite RLS story. ...I think Jekyll and Hyde is my favorite RLS story. I think it's a brilliant take on human nature. <br /><br />I ducked into the Writer's Museum in Edinburgh to see a quick display on RLS there. It is sad that his life ended so young and after being sick for so long. He was such a talent.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69594737116700978612012-04-11T03:50:32.537-07:002012-04-11T03:50:32.537-07:00He was on to something with that story.
Interesti...He was on to something with that story. <br />Interesting he wrote so many adventures when he couldn't go on any of them. So much for write what you know.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55596312952741375132012-04-11T03:27:20.302-07:002012-04-11T03:27:20.302-07:00Interesting. I never realized he wrote Dr. jekyll ...Interesting. I never realized he wrote Dr. jekyll and mr hyde. Loved Treasure Island.soggy in the cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044373622974562118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68228244067476020002012-04-11T01:35:59.141-07:002012-04-11T01:35:59.141-07:00Ideas are amazing things, and the way RLS put his ...Ideas are amazing things, and the way RLS put his to paper so quickly shows how powerful they can be chewing at the brain of their creators until something is done about it. Thanks for sharing this, a very interesting read! :)Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.com