Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories (Vintage Magic)

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Book Overview

Fall 2014 sees the publication of the Vintage Magic collection -- mesmerizing novels that explore all aspects of the supernatural and the fantastical. Dr Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him occasionally to abandon himself to his most corrupt inclinations as the monstrous Mr Hyde. But gradually he begins to find that the journey back to goodness becomes more and more difficult, and the risk that Mr Hyde will break free entirely from Dr Jekyll's control puts all of London in grave peril.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099593874
• ISBN13: 9780099593874
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.6" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

"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 gives 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.