Title: Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde
Description: "In dedicating 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' to his cousin Katharine de Mattos, Robert Louis Stevenson assured her: 'You know very well that I love you dearly, and that I always will.' But why did he put her name on his dark tale of duality, when it was his wife Fanny who made him burn the original and write what became an overnight sensation? Why was Katharine's own version buried under a pseudonym? And why, when Fanny 'stole' another story idea from Katharine, did Stevenson explode with Hydelike rage at the cousin for whom he had once been 'the one that loves you - Jekyll, and not Hyde'? Featuring the full text of Katharine's tale of duality, Fanny's stolen story and another tale revealing Katharine's grief at losing her cousin's love forever, 'Mrs Jekyll & Cousin Hyde' explores the heartbreak and hidden controversy behind Stevenson's novella"--
Subjects: Stevenson, robert louis, 1850-1894, Stevenson, fanny van de grift, 1840-1914, Relations with women, Scottish Authors, Biography