"Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde": Jeremy Hodges on Katharine de Mattos

S3E44 A fascinating conversation today that's a must-listen for all Stevenson enthusiasts. Ash talks more to Jeremy Hodges about Stevenson's time in Paris, the damaging influence of Victorian Edinburgh and the story of Katharine de Mattos. Katharine was Stevenson's cousin and fellow author, who Jeremy has written about in his latest book, Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde. You can read Jeremy's biography of Stevenson, Lamplit Vicious Fairyland, here: Lamplit, Vicious Fairy Land | Robert Louis Stevenson (robert-louis-stevenson.org)Purchase a copy of Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde here: Mrs Jekyll and Cousin Hyde — Luath PressOr order one from the fantastic Typewronger Books here: Typewronger Books - Home Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

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Featuring interviews with authors, actors and academics, Ear Read This creates well-researched critical introductions to vintage and modern classics. Specialties include: Shakespeare, Arthurian literature and books from or about our home city of Edinburgh.