"They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist." - Emile Zola, Thérèse Raquin ... See MoreSee Less
Hope you enjoyed the Deacon Brodie images and the words from Stevenson's play of the same name. If you want to read more, the play is available free online as part of a book called "Three Plays".
William Brodie was a Deacon of Edinburgh, a respected cabinet-maker ( Stevenson's father owned furniture he had made ). He used the position to steal keys and, by night, rob people. This double life was part of the inspiration for Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde.
Thanks to my daughter for playing the part of Brodie. There are more images so he may return, but for now, we'll leave him making his escape... ... See MoreSee Less
"Now you see that I must die ; now you see that I stand upon the grave's edge , all my lost life like a horror to think upon, like a frenzy, like a dream that is past. And you, you are alone." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
"The city has its vizard on, and we -- at night we are our naked selves. Trysts are keeping, bottles cracking, knives are stripping ; and here is Deacon Brodie flaming forth the man of men he is!" - Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
"Don't shrink from me. Miserable dog that I am, selfish hound that has dragged you to this misery. You and all that loved him... think only of my torments, think only of my penitence, don't shrink from me." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
"The day for them, the night for me; the grimy cynical night that makes all cats grey, and all honesties of one complexion." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
"You will be quite alone ; all your old friends, all the old faces, gone into darkness. The night... it waits for me." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
"On with the new coat and into the new life! Down with the Deacon and up with the robber!" - Deacon Brodie, Robert Louis Stevenson ... See MoreSee Less
“We are only lightly covered with buttoned cloth; and beneath these pavements are shells, bones and silence.” - Virginia Woolf, The Waves ... See MoreSee Less
"They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist."
- Emile Zola, Thérèse Raquin ... See MoreSee Less
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Och weel you can love the re d bus.
“Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give.”
- Jane Austen, Emma ... See MoreSee Less
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Sepia....<3 the otherworldly look it gives!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Lovely
Beautiful 😻
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“Escape is a commodity like anything else”
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Wow!
💞
Lovely
🖤
BEAUTIFUL
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Hope you enjoyed the Deacon Brodie images and the words from Stevenson's play of the same name. If you want to read more, the play is available free online as part of a book called "Three Plays".
William Brodie was a Deacon of Edinburgh, a respected cabinet-maker ( Stevenson's father owned furniture he had made ). He used the position to steal keys and, by night, rob people. This double life was part of the inspiration for Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde.
Thanks to my daughter for playing the part of Brodie. There are more images so he may return, but for now, we'll leave him making his escape... ... See MoreSee Less
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Enjoyed these wonderful and powerful imagines... Great job and would love to see more.
Loved the pictures and quotes.
I love it
💕
Thank you, I’ve enjoyed your posts.
Thank you both!
Thank you.
😀 Love it!
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"Now you see that I must die ; now you see that I stand upon the grave's edge , all my lost life like a horror to think upon, like a frenzy, like a dream that is past. And you, you are alone."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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I love napoleon. Very scarlet pimpernel.
Dobby is a Free Elf!
Stuart Murphy I thought you might like this one. X I miss our chats.
A little bit Jack the Ripper is back
💕
I knew who it was before reading you description.
You need to take Napoleon out of your pictures. Makes them look French.
Thanks.
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"The city has its vizard on, and we -- at night we are our naked selves. Trysts are keeping, bottles cracking, knives are stripping ; and here is Deacon Brodie flaming forth the man of men he is!"
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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"There are two seasons in Scotland. June and winter."
- Billy Connolly ... See MoreSee Less
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I was there in June so I guess I lucked out. lol
Love Edinburgh, may fav city 💖
Edinburgh shines through all the seasons.🌞🌧🌨❄🌥🌦❄
Two seasons in south Texas as well-hot and not hot😂
I love Edinburgh!
Ours are winter and road construction
Right there with this, CNY in the USA, we have winter and the 4th of July, lol.
Beautiful photo love it
Hahaa!! And we're always there in September, the perfect month!
Better than Canada. Winter and construction
Actually, I'd change that to July. June can be very difficult these days.
Beautiful
And June is not always reliable
I live in southern California. We have fire season and summer.
Heading down the royal mile . To deacon brody’s for a pint .
Zu jeder Jahreszeit
Beautiful place.
May seems to be the best month now.
And edinburgh is beautiful in any seasons
Charming place
Beautiful Scotland 🏴😎🏴
In mid-Sweden we have one season. 12 degrees C and cloudy.
Looks lovely.
Awesome! 💚🐸💚
Love Billy but he lied We were there in October It was bloody hot . Locals kept reassuring us not at all normal. We had to buy some lighter clothing
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"I never dreamed it would come to this... this hideous last night."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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"Don't shrink from me. Miserable dog that I am, selfish hound that has dragged you to this misery. You and all that loved him... think only of my torments, think only of my penitence, don't shrink from me."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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Beautiful photo
Excellent series!
Different
Edinburg yang mempesona hanya ada dalam angan-ku.
is he flashing there?
Lovely.
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"If we were as good as we seem, what would the world be?"
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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Just incredibly beautiful
Your photos and quotes are inspiring.
Love your photos
Can't wait for gigs to be back there.
Love your photos
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"The day for them, the night for me; the grimy cynical night that makes all cats grey, and all honesties of one complexion."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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Beautiful black and white photo
Just so dark and so mysterious
Old Edinburgh has done a similar shot!!
Reminds me of a scene from Amadeus!
beautiful
Very beautiful photo!
Spectacular Scotland even in black n white.🏴😎🏴
Deacon Brodie our dark Robin Hood !
Great atmospheric pic
Scary but brilliant
Amazing
Fabulous!!! 💚🐸💚
Whats Napoleon doing there
Beautiful
Beautiful🌹🌹🌹🌹
Great picture
Beautiful!!!
Kieran Warlow
That's me when I explore the dark streets of Old Town at night. Except for the hat.
he made me remember "Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde"
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"You will be quite alone ; all your old friends, all the old faces, gone into darkness. The night... it waits for me."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deacon Brodie ... See MoreSee Less
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Wow, that's a scary figure 😱 what a fantastic photo!
Love it it's so dark and so mysterious
"One of the clock and all's well!"
Love it
Wonderful photo
There is cafe called deacon Brodie lovely food
Loved. Edinburgh
Oh chill sweeps past the ginnel as his cloak swishes on his step .....
Fab.
Spooky but I love it!
Awesome....would be really awesome if there were no shadow.
Absolutely amazing
Love it
This one's given me the shivers.
Magnificent photo!
People dont even know were this is Go on quess lets see how many get it(thats me halloween night)
Gives me the heebie jeebies but love it too
Scary looking picture.xx
Beautiful
Very spooky❤️
I wouldn’t want to run into him in that dark place!
Ooooohhhh wow. Beautiful
Great photo!
SPOKEY
Napoleon or Black widow ISA s - run
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"On with the new coat and into the new life! Down with the Deacon and up with the robber!"
- Deacon Brodie, Robert Louis Stevenson ... See MoreSee Less
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Mysteriously dark. My thoughts went to the Duke of Wellington or perhaps it's some other seafaring captain? Fabulous!!
I can feel he chill in the air, his heavy breathing as he is on a mission. Love it!
Really atmospheric.Very mystical and intriguing. 💕
These dark Edinburgh places always remind me of Burke & Hare.
This reminds me of the Amadeus movie posters from roughly a thousand years ago.
I look at these dark scenes and instantly think of Burke & Hare.
What’s napoleon doing in Edinburgh?
Love this!
This one really is spooky but still beautiful
Brilliant Love these photos
Dark and mysterious and , Simply Beautiful , love this photo .
One of my favorite pubs the Deacon Brodie Pub and the Royal mile
Out of the past.
All this photo needs is to switch the light to a gas lit lamp......really really eeery.......
Such a amazing picture
Unforgettable picture.Beautiful.
Very powerful image.
Very beautiful photo.
Another cracker love it
Love it
Phantasmagorical!!! 💚🐸💚
Awesome‼️
Love it.😘
Love it!!💙
Love it!!
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“We are only lightly covered with buttoned cloth; and beneath these pavements are shells, bones and silence.”
- Virginia Woolf, The Waves ... See MoreSee Less
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Love your photos Colin but are spooky Edinburgh beautiful city
Super picture and love the words.🙂
Oh my !!! This is an awesome shot.🌟
What a scene !
Beautiful photo
Love this picture,it’s quite spooky looking.xxx
Love the black and white pics 👌
Gt photo and Gt quote
Nice noir, cyanotype effect.
Nice 👍
💞
Beautiful photo ..
Love the'photos & quotes 💜💜
Atmosphere? 🤔
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“Even a soul submerged in sleep
is hard at work and helps
make something of the world.”
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Beautiful work!
Beautiful 🌹
Very nice.
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