The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson tells the story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s friendship with the charming Eugene Chantrelle and the murder mystery that contributed to Robert’s need to create a novel focused on the dualistic nature of the psyche.

From a séance with the Shelleys at Boscombe Manor to a haunted wardrobe made by an infamous Scottish criminal, the novel is underscored by the story of two writers very much in love. Fanny and Robert were married in 1880, when she was forty and he was twenty-nine. An American who divorced her philandering husband to marry Robert, she was already the mother of children, a self-supporting writer, and with intelligence and wit very much the rock in their relationship.

Brilliantly told in Fanny’s voice, this atmospheric novel is both the story of an unconventional literary relationship and a page-turning mystery that reveals the truth about the people, objects and events that inspired Stevenson to write The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Belinda Lyons Lee about her fascination with all things nineteenth century, the remarkable Fanny Osbourne Stevenson, and how a haunted wardrobe may have been the genesis of a literary classic.

Belinda Lyons Lee on her gothic horror story, 'The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson'

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Lyrics:
You finally get to see my demented side
This parasite 
Breaks out in hives
“Devil's Night”
When you're looking for some peace and quiet 
There's a riot, killing everything outside 
Violence makes for the best silence 
Say goodbye, Violet; goodnight 
Another homicide 
Something festers inside 
I'd stay where you reside 

I have no type
The country life sounds nice, but it doesn't give what I provide
“Eye of the Tiger”: How to survive
I'm bonafide 
In a world where everything dies
Earn your stripes
Or become a poltergeist 
Tech N9ne/Busta Rhymes
Mobb Deep: “Survival of the Fittest”—only the strong survives
It's like I'm starving every day with a grain of rice

How bad do I want it? Enough to pull a heist
Keep your laces tied
Or slip on black ice 
I barf on barflies
You’re broke and drink all the time
Just to socialize 
I know you're thinking, “Who am I to criticize?” 
A chalice of divine
Until I was antagonized
I want my targets neutralized
Ionized, like my eyes on
'Cause I'm always fried
Are you afraid to get high?
Terrified of heights
Seduced by Medusa's eyes
Petrified 
I terrorize

You'll find the morgue is where the bodies lie
Not me personally; I won't ever die
Knock on wood, okay? I'll do it twice
Certified 
Immortalized 
Baptized by the antichrist
Do you see with your eyes, or are you blind?
There's a long line behind
What makes a song great, the beat or the words? No, it's the vibe
Redefined headlines
There's nothing left to identify 
I don't have a prime
“2049” metaphorically, I'm ahead of mine
I get better with time 
Prioritize 
The number one prize
This enterprise 
Strategize
It's do or die

Federal booby inspector, like FBI
Indict
Shut up, or I'll take your fucking life even if I'm gun-shy
You're not sly
I'll just use this knife 
𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦, Wesley Snipes
Slice and dice
Vanilla Vick or Danny Dimes?
Abide this lycan 'cause canines bite
Being nice gave me nothing in life
Don't get on my bad side
I'm resorting to crime 
I don't need an invite 
One of us ain't coming home tonight

We're going in hyperdrive
I'm not for everyone, a hint of Lyme disease 
Paralyzed 
Ripping out your spine
The Grim Reaper’s waiting outside 
One swipe with his scythe 
Removing your skin, like hide
Your body gets left in Iowa to fertilize 
Tranquilized
Bribed to be bride
Fucking Valentines, DYI
I'd rather drink and drive for a couple DUIs
Penalized, agonized 
A padlock won't be suffice 

Visualize and realize, real eyes don't lie
What do you see when looking at mine?
The real-life Frankenstein 
I've been buried and crucified 
They caused assisted suicide
Carbon monoxide 
I'm not afraid to die
I'll haunt you in the afterlife 
My revenge will be justified 
Synchronized, Bad Meets Evil
I'm Dr. Jekyll; meet Mr. Hyde


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