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The Mysterious Burning of ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’

Lost Masterpieces

Robert Louis Stevenson is reputed to have thrown his first draft of 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' into the fire. But was he the real literary arsonist?

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The history of artists and authors is littered with wives who have been fundamental influencers—even collaborators—on their spouses’ work, but who didn’t always receive their due.

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