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Two cents on Jekyll and Hyde, Coates and Braid
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My two cents aside on Jekyll and Hyde, or rather Alasdair Gray's, from
his A Short Survey of Classic Scottish Writers:
"The most wonderfully told is the tale of the middle-class bachelor who
can only enjoy sex with prostitutes when changed by a debasing drug: a
mainly true-to-life tale, though sexually insecure men usually debase
their characters with alcohol."
I remember reading that "J&H" was inspired by the true case of the
Edinburgh sociopath Deacon Brodie, a pillar of the Calvinist
establishment by day and a cat burglar by night.
Regards,
Tom (Rymour)
>* Does anyone besides me remember Coates & Braid thread and notions?
I remember Coates and Clark spools of thread. I do not remember
Coates & Braid, though. Are you sure there was such a brand? Perhaps
Coates and Clark marketed braid, a popular item for dressmakers in
the days of sailor suits.
Mary Krimmel
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his A Short Survey of Classic Scottish Writers:
"The most wonderfully told is the tale of the middle-class bachelor who
can only enjoy sex with prostitutes when changed by a debasing drug: a
mainly true-to-life tale, though sexually insecure men usually debase
their characters with alcohol."
I remember reading that "J&H" was inspired by the true case of the
Edinburgh sociopath Deacon Brodie, a pillar of the Calvinist
establishment by day and a cat burglar by night.
Regards,
Tom (Rymour)
>* Does anyone besides me remember Coates & Braid thread and notions?
I remember Coates and Clark spools of thread. I do not remember
Coates & Braid, though. Are you sure there was such a brand? Perhaps
Coates and Clark marketed braid, a popular item for dressmakers in
the days of sailor suits.
Mary Krimmel
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