Classical Gas-Robert Louis and Fanny Stevenson: RGBIB 428

We discuss a great new dual-biography from Camille Peri, and some classical gassicals from RLS himself!
Here's a link to my new piece at SPECTATOR. Good luck getting past the paywall!
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[@EamonnSheehy]

Congrats on the 5k subscribers 👏

[@Scottmbradfield]

Thanks, Eamonn. We aren't there yet, but almost ...s

[@freddydurbin6778]

Can’t wait for virtual cocktail bathing buddy hour

[@timmclain375]

Reading Kidnapped in my dotage I had the same reaction you did to Treasure Island, total delight. Vive RLS!

[@Scottmbradfield]

Vive vive! S

[@donaldkelly3983]

In my 30s I read all the Stevenson I could find!
One line from Treasure Island is burned in my mind: "Dead men don't bite, you know!"
Try the essays and travel writing, plus fiction like The Master of Ballantrae.

[@Scottmbradfield]

And if they do bite, get the hell out of there fast! s

[@AndalusianIrish]

I definitely think Stevenson's Calvinist nanny influenced Jekyll and Hyde. The whole idea of the sinful nature etc. have parallels in the book, even if it might be in a satirical way.
Loved 'Treasure Island' too. I love the fact that he was primarily interested in telling a good story.

[@Scottmbradfield]

I was surprised how much fun Treasure Island was, and Long John Silver was a much more interesting character and played a much smaller part than in the movies... s

[@excelsiorathletic]

My son read Tressure Island with an unfiltered eye: he enjoyed it.
Robert Newton's potrayal of Silver was nothing like the book and wss respondible for all the "Aaaars" in pirates since.

[@Scottmbradfield]

Yeah I saw that one too. The actual Long John Silver character is less obtrusive and more fun in the novel... s

[@errata9968]

Love RLS.

[@Scottmbradfield]

I'm with you, Errata! s

[@HideAndRead]

Triple Hell Yeah.

[@Scottmbradfield]

I agree agree agree!

[@jungastein3952]

My favorite version of Dr. Jekyll is Jean Renoir's Mysterious Dr. Cordelier (I think that's the name), starring Jean-Louis Barrault. The book had a profound impact on me. I need to reread it. Still sucking the marrow bones of Bovary.

[@Scottmbradfield]

I love Renoir but don't know that one.
I quite like the old Mamoulian version with Fredric March...s

[@erikpaterson1404]

Disney was the reason i had absolutely no interest in RLS as a kid. Even now, i feel an aversion to his stories because of the Disney and Warner Bros versions of the stories.
But alas, that is about to change. Just recently procured a book containing Kidnapped, Master of Ballantrae, and The Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, will be I'll tuck into those soon.

[@Scottmbradfield]

Yeah let us know how you like them! I had great fun with TI!

[@erikpaterson1404]

@Scottmbradfield I shall. Thanks for your response. Lovely channel.

[@GypsyRoSesx]

You should get a friend for Dodo

[@Scottmbradfield]

Yeah I think about doing just that, but spend so much of my day dealing with one crazy dog and one obstreperous parakeet I just don't know if there's enough time left in the day! s

[@martinsFILMS13]

Thats true we have nothing better to do with our lives other than pointless adventures in Literature

[@Scottmbradfield]

Which personally I consider a good thing! s

[@martinsFILMS13]

@@Scottmbradfield absolutely