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"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a classic novella written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. This iconic work is a gripping exploration of the duality of human nature and the moral implications of unchecked desires. Set in... Read Full Overview

Published as a 'shilling shocker', Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde, the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer,... Read Full Overview

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend,... Read Full Overview

Experience Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless masterpiece, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," like never before with this exquisite edition. Our classic novella is brought to life through its captivating narrative, thought-provoking themes, and now, enhanced by beautifully... Read Full Overview

This book explores the dual nature present in us all through powerful themes of shame and repression, set against a backdrop of London in the late 19th century. It is one of the most popular books of all time, and remains widely read more than a century after publication.

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"With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two." --- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll... Read Full Overview

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend,... Read Full Overview

The respected Dr. Jekyll appears to have fallen under the spell of a disreputable character named Edward Hyde. Hyde has access to Jekyll s bank account and Jekyll has named Hyde as his sole heir in a recently drafted will. And there is something even more disturbing about the... Read Full Overview

There's no question that The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the most influential texts of all time. The now-iconic tale, which has confounded and thrilled readers for more than a century, was described by one scholar as the only detective-crime story in... Read Full Overview

Robert Louis Stevenson explores the very nature of man in this classic horror novel.

The Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) is a classic of Victorian gothic fiction. The story of an upstanding, educated gentleman who seeks to access his own dark sides and gets caught in a maelstrom of evil... Read Full Overview

"I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two."

In a quest to discover his inner self, celebrated physician Dr Henry Jekyll, uncovers a monster. At first he attempts to conceal this but gradually Hyde becomes stronger... Read Full Overview