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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: About its Author, Robert Louis Stevenson

Good Morning Readers, This month we are reading Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella, The Strange Case of  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde .  This post is focused on a short biography of the author.  I use the word, "we" because sometimes in these posts I am re-reading a work and sometimes, like you, reading it for the first time.  This is the case with this novella. I choose to not read up much on an author before reading his or her or their book.  I prefer to know as little as possible about the writer going into my read and let the story stand on its own.  This applies only to fiction.  If I am reading nonfiction, particularly one that advocates for this or that, I triple check the background, credibility etc of the author.  However, once I am finished with a fiction read, I do then research the life of the author for a new perspective on the work's creation and the spirit of the times. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850.  His first publishe

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