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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp]

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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His works are characterized by adventure and romance, with his most famous novels being 'Treasure Island' and 'The Adventure of the Treasure Island'. Stevenson's works have been beloved by readers and have had a profound impact on literature. more

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“It feels like a sort of self betrayal Your abuser makes you laugh in public; yet treats you like a wet napkin in private. To them you are only useful until your are disposable again. So you join in the laughter. Silence the ten angry women inside of you. Hoping that maybe, next time it is you and the abuser alone things could be a little bit different. But them or things; they never change. And you; you always stay. You always hope. You always laugh. It feels like a sort of self betrayal”

“Back in North Carolina, the small office in the English Department I shared with another graduate student for our teaching assignments looked like a decorator's version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one where Jekyll loved Stranger Things, Funko Pops, and artistically desaturated wedding photos, and Hyde loved death row cinder block walls.”