Robert Louis Stevenson

This dark psychological fantasy is more than a moral tale. It is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution and criminality and the secret lives behind Victorian propriety, to create a unique form of urban Gothic.

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic Edward Hyde. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, split in the sense that within the same person there is both an apparently good and an evil personality each being quite distinct from each other; in mainstream culture the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has come to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next. This is different from multiple personality disorder where the different personalities do not necessarily differ in any moral sense. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was an immediate success and one of Stevenson's best-selling works. Stage adaptations began in Boston and London within a year of its publication and it has gone on to inspire scores of major film and stage performances.

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories (Evergreens)

I like that this is a metaphor in the sense that he’s dying to another body (that of Mr Hyde) but also in the sense that the book is ending and he only lives as a character with Stevensons novel so his life is literally ending too. 

It’s somewhat ironic too that his unhappiness was caused by his own doing in the search of something more exciting in life 

Henrietta Duffey 

Here then, as I lay down the pen and proceed to seal up my confession, I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end. 

It was a somewhat shorter book than I expected but I thought overall it was pretty good.

I don’t think I would read it again but I’m glad that now I know the story and I think that more than the actual story itself and the events, I really like the symbolism of it and the message behind the story.

I would recommend reading it if you haven’t before but I would say that it’s a quick and easy read and probably not something super intense or interesting as books from a similar genre tend to be. 

It was a somewhat shorter book than I expected but I thought overall it was pretty good.

I don’t think I would read it again but I’m glad that now I know the story and I think that more than the actual story itself and the events, I really like the symbolism of it and the message behind the story.

I would recommend reading it if you haven’t before but I would say that it’s a quick and easy read and probably not something super intense or interesting as books from a similar genre tend to be. 

Niko

Dr. Jekyll invents a drug that changes him into Mr. Hyde, a foul-tempered, uncouth degenerate. His evil nature, however, becomes the stronger part of him and, to his horror, he no longer needs the formula to transform his appearance.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories

Quite straight forward theme, duality of man. Good and evil within each of us. Yin and Yang. I also wonder if Hyde's last name is a play of "hide", as in the hidden dark side, or I'm just looking way too much into it. Would be cool tho.

Jovana Gjekanovikj 

I really wanted to read this because of things I learned in my literature class. I liked the story and the ideas behind it

Lili

Wasn't the best, my favorite story from the collection was "The Body Snatcher". I think this one was worth 5 stars but overall 3.5/5.

Yalin Tsikun

Rjyan C Kidwell

Well worth the price of admission for "A Lodging" and "The Young Man With The Cream Tarts" alone, both of which belong on the highest shelf of the short-story cabinet.

Sophia De La Garza

I enjoyed these stories a lot more than I was expecting. I think Dr Jekyll and the Body Snatcher were my two favorites. 

4 out of 5 stars.

Jeremy Mano

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Siddhi Naik

Why has the mild mannered Dr Jekyll suddenly begun to associate with the ugly and violent Mr Hyde? And why are they never seen together? When Jekyll’s old friend Utterson tries to solve these mysteries he uncovers a horrific story of suffering and brutality that eventually leads to the terrible revelation of Mr Hyde’s true identity. Accompanied here by three other memorable stories of horror, murder and the supernatural, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic literature by Robert Louis Stevenson, and one of the most potent and enduring of modern myths. This beautiful edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde & Other Stories features an afterword by playwright and screenwriter Peter Harness. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and other stories

Sara Thompson 

Includes pictures and an extra material section on Stevenson's life and works One of Stevenson's most famous and enduringly popular works, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable and affable doctor and his brutal associate. Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London, this tale of murder, split personality, and obscure science, with its chilling final revelation, became an instant horror classic when it was first published in 1886 and has enthralled and terrified generations of readers ever since.

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories

Michaela Hudson

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Since his first literary appearance in 1886, the murderous Mr. Hyde has embodied the evil that even good men-including his alter ego, Henry Jekyll-are capable of when the constraints of civilized life are loosed. This chilling anthology also collects nine of Stevenson's best-known tales of horror, including The Body-Snatcher,"...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales

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