Monthly Archives: October 2025

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Gabriel François

I recently read Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the excellent Norton Critical Edition (2021), edited by Deborah Lutz, after reading the review of the new Stevenson biography (Storyteller, Leo Damrosch, Yale University Press, 2025) in The New … Continue reading →

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Stan and Gus, Gilded Age and Secrets in New York City

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Gabriel François

In New York last weekend to see The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, the opera that opened the season at the Met. Despite the lukewarm review from The New York Times. Clay is homosexual, but it’s a secret he doesn’t accept, … Continue reading →

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