Sullivan, T. R.

1849 - 1916

T. (for "Thomas") R. ("Russell") Sullivan was an American novelist and playwright (who dramatized Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for an 1887 Broadway production), now largely unknown.

Etexts:
"Cordon!" this link opens a new window
from the March 1887 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
note: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project are available in multiple formats (image, pdf, plain text). This link is to the images — e-facsimiles, basically — but other viewing options are readily available (click on a page number, then select another "View As" option).

"The Lost Rembrandt" this link opens a new window
from the August 1887 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.
Don't forget to take a look at the painting which plays such an important part in this story, Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (a.k.a. "The Lesson in Anatomy").

"The Man in Red" this link opens a new window
A ghost story of the French Revolution, from the March 1893 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.

"Maestro Ambrogio" this link opens a new window
A Gothic story of the Italian Renaissance, complete with Leonardo da Vinci and the origins of the Mona Lisa's smile, along with some serious indebtedness to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark." From the July 1888 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.

"Through the Gate of Dreams" this link opens a new window
from the February 1890 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.

"The Tincture of Success" this link opens a new window
from the August 1887 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.

"Under Cover of the Darkness" this link opens a new window
An abandoned and apparently haunted house and a long-hidden secret finally revealed -- classic (post)Gothic stuff from the June 1893 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.

"An Undiscovered Murder" this link opens a new window
Secret desires, hidden lusts and guilts, and irony PhD (piled high and deep), a Poe-like tale from the August 1894 issue of Scribner's magazine, at Cornell U's "Making of America"
see note above re: stories at Cornell's "Making of America" project.

"T. R. Sullivan."