Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and MR Hyde - Third Edition

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Book Overview

First published in 1886 as a "shilling shocker," Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde takes the basic struggle between good and evil and adds to the mix bourgeois respectability, urban violence, and class conflict. The result is a tale that has taken on the force of myth in the popular imagination. This Broadview edition provides a fascinating selection of contextual material, including contemporary reviews of the novel, Stevenson's essay "A Chapter on Dreams," and excerpts from the 1887 stage version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Also included are historical documents on criminality and degeneracy, the "Jack the Ripper" murders, the "double brain," and London in the 1880s.

New to this third edition are an appendix on the figure of the Victorian gentleman and an expanded selection of letters related to the novel; the introduction and bibliography have also been updated to reflect recent criticism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554810248
• ISBN13: 9781554810246
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Classic story told well

Needed to read this book for a class, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Plenty of suspense and mystery.

Dover thrift edition

Pay close attention to anything indicating Dover Thrift it’s a super shortened version of the original and I will have to repurchase

Even better than I expected.

This is the type of classic story you might not read because you know how it ends. The moral is easy to explain; people are the sum of their parts. No drug, or anything else, can suppress what you don't want to acknowledge, for long. It's inspired many other stories and gets referenced in many literary classes. I'm glad I read it anyway. A well-written story isn't ruined by even a lifetime of spoilers. I knew nothing of the point-of-view character before I read it, and that was a good sign that the narrative itself was going to be worth my time. That character had to figure out what had happened to his friend, Dr. Jekyll. I felt for them both, and everyone else affected, every step of the way. It remains a fascinating story despite generations of spoilers.

"If he be Mr. Hyde," he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek."

This is a novella that was written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and was first published in 1886. So, it may read a tad dated. Atty. Mr. Utterson is worried, as the keeper of Dr. Henry Jekyll's will. The will leaves everything to Edward Hyde in case of Henry's death or disappearance. Mr. Utterson meets the hideous Hyde once and does not trust him. Well, it looks like Henry's will, will have to be executed as the housekeeper; Mr. Pool thinks Hyde hid Henry's body. Once again, I saw Spencer Tracy before I read the book, so I was anticipating a different type of story. I read "Treasure Island" so I am familiar with Stevenson's writing style, but I did not realize that this story was more of a mystery that draws the conclusion and revelation in the end. The explanation of man and his dual personality is excellent, and I suspect he draws on personal experience.

This review is not for the story, but for the condition of the book . And I’m writing this for other

Not about the story; condition of the book bad

Excellent

While the book is in excellent condition and I read it anyway…it was purchaser error, as I did not read the full description. It’s the children’s version for ages 10 and up! LOL! I’m 46! Still a good purchase and the book came in a timely manner in excellent condition and as described in the listing!

So so

This is the first case where I find that the movie is better than the book.

big fan!

love this book. goofy silly.

Nice

Nice copy even has some illustrations!

Great!

Good quality and even better once I removed the dust cover. Although the hard cover is orange I am happy with it.

Good Book

Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde was a very good book filled of suspence. For example when the laywer goes to talk to Dr.Jekyll the Doctor gives him an a letter he got from Mr.Hyde but was not thinking and burned the envolope but did say there was no return adress. After the lawyer left the room and asked the door man if there has been any letters droped off and he said no. Then he asked if anyone personly droped off a letter and the door man said no.

A Great Horror Story

This was the first of three Victorian horror novels I read this summer. This is a great story of how Dr. Henry Jekyll becomes obsessed with his alter ego, Edward Hyde, and continues to turn himself into Hyde. Hyde kills people and people get angry and put a bounty on Hyde's head. Dr. Jekyll vows not to drink his potion again, but one day his friend Gabriel Utterson and his butler Poole hear strange noises in Jekyll's study and have their suspicions who it is...

Go seek Hyde

The original version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is much different than you would expect, if you haven't read it before. It plays out as a mystery of sorts. A lawyer friend of Jekyll tries to find out what the relationship is between the respectable Dr Jekyll and the lowlife Mr Hyde. It is not revealed until near the end of the story that they are in fact the same man. Of course, nowadays everyone is aware of that before they have even read this story. Naturally, a lot of the suspense of the story is lost due to this. Still, this story became a classic for a reason and is well worth a read. And it's short too, for you kids looking for a short book to read for a book report. There are two other suspense stories by Stevenson included here, too. These two are not classics, but they are also enjoyable.

An Excellent Classic

Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is an extremely well-written horror/mystery. While a relatively short novel, the intricately woven plot offers all the right details at different points. And at the end of the book, the characters all seem to make sense, with all of the given clues fitting very well. This story of the nice, mellow Dr. Jekyll and his hidden mad-man persona, Mr. Hyde, is a classic clash of good and evil. The author does a wonderful job of keeping the reader wondering about each one's true identity. From Hyde's first trampling, to his murder, to the bitter end, he is portrayed as the exact opposite of Dr. Jekyll, despite an odd, hidden relationship. Only at the very end is the mystery compltely solved. What makes the novel most unique is the inclusion of numerous other developed characters besides Jekyll and Hyde, such as Utterson, Lanyon, and Enfield. All in all, this is a timeless tale, a true stoy of inner conflict. What this novel lacks in length, it makes up for in well-developed characters, and a superb plot. A must-read.

Fascinating!

One of the classics that actually lives up to its reputation. Although it is actually more like a short story than a novel (app. 100 pages), it's a fascinating read.