Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Book Overview

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• Format: Leather Bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000W279R8
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Franklin Library
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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

Atty. Mr. Utterson is worried, as the keeper of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s will. His 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 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. I read the Kindle version. It was s-p-a-r-s-e and straightforward; there was not a lot of fluff and speculation from other personalities. I made sure that the text-to-speech was activated before purchasing. This helped, but I had to keep reminding myself that the names were mispronounced. In any event, without the Kindle, I probably would have bought the book but not gotten around to reading it for a few years.