tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post3196789511187390670..comments2024-02-06T10:23:35.321-08:00Comments on Sharon M. Himsl - Shells, Tales and Sails: The Classics - Opening Lines: The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonSharon Himslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-76776290009756660572015-02-03T20:41:25.978-08:002015-02-03T20:41:25.978-08:00Don't feel stupid, Birgit. I don't recall ...Don't feel stupid, Birgit. I don't recall reading this book either!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-77467083375625410452015-02-03T20:40:38.491-08:002015-02-03T20:40:38.491-08:00That is a cool contrast with 'lovable' at ...That is a cool contrast with 'lovable' at the end. I love what the old writers did with words. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-58495293829011808412015-02-03T20:39:16.664-08:002015-02-03T20:39:16.664-08:00No kidding :)No kidding :)Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-81960453202964717202015-02-03T20:39:03.920-08:002015-02-03T20:39:03.920-08:00Doesn't it though. I love the adjectives he us...Doesn't it though. I love the adjectives he uses.Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-11586370125930536622015-02-03T11:45:57.982-08:002015-02-03T11:45:57.982-08:00I have never read this book so who "said"...I have never read this book so who "said" the opening line? If it is Dr. Jeckyll it shows how this character looks at the good in all people and sets up great beginning of what happens to this doomed man. I feel stupid that I don't know the beginning of this book.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-76978435685070972582015-02-03T06:58:07.302-08:002015-02-03T06:58:07.302-08:00After the opening lines, I was a bit surprised to ...After the opening lines, I was a bit surprised to find Mr. Utterson was "somehow lovable", weren't you? It certainly makes for a complex character. I love the classics, too, and am always surprised to find these authors of old did everything right, with no classes in writing. There's a reason they are classics. Have a great day.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-39767001887989359352015-02-02T20:36:21.548-08:002015-02-02T20:36:21.548-08:00There's a serious description!There's a serious description!Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-55497681884464777222015-02-02T01:57:25.197-08:002015-02-02T01:57:25.197-08:00Ooh, I really like this opening line. It paints su...Ooh, I really like this opening line. It paints such a great visual of the character very quickly!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.com