Ep 162 — Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson | I Write to You, My Darling Decay by A Wake in Providence

Author: Bryce Blankenagel; Shannon Grover
Published: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Episode Link: https://glassboxpodcast.libsyn.com/ep-162-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-by-robert-louis-stevenson-i-write-to-you-my-darling-decay-by-a-wake-in-providence

It’s October and so you finally get a Halloween themed media episode to round out the month. First we talk about Robert Louis Stevenson and his book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. We discuss some of the major themes as well as some of the many, many, MANY movie depictions that have been done of it. Then we talk about the incredibly amazing metal album by A Wake in Providence titled I Write to You, My Darling Decay. And we end with happy news about the increase in early voting. Enjoy and have a happy Samhain!

Show Notes:

Robert Louis Stevenson:

Robert Louis Stevenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson

RLS website: https://robert-louis-stevenson.org/

Fanny Stevenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Stevenson The Lighthouse Stevensons: https://www.historyhit.com/the-lighthouse-stevensons-how-one-family-lit-up-the-coast-of-scotland/

The Speculative Society: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Speculative_Society

William Henley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ernest_Henley

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Project Gutenberg ebook of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42/pg42-images.html

Gothic fiction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: https://www.britishlibrary.cn/en/works/jekyllandhyde/

Dualism in the Victorian Age: https://britlitsurvey2.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/dualism-in-the-victorian-age/

MOGP:

I Write to You, My Darling album stream w/lyrics in video description

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWMc1tGG-JA&list=PLMJGV7p_FGBW2JGxXjBphgPzyrP-VJXby

Interview with vocalists D’Andre Tyre and Adam Mercer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7fnnin_99w

Sundry links to magical grimiores referenced in the album

https://archive.org/stream/a-book-of-the-office-of-spirits/A%20Book%20of%20the%20Office%20of%20Spirits_djvu.txt

https://archive.org/details/ac_goetia/page/n19/mode/2up?view=theater