Robert Louis Stevenson
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1886 · 156 pages
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Edition
- First edition, in the original paper wrappers
- Published
- London, Longmans, Green, and Co. (printed by Spottiswoode and Co.), 1886
- Pages
- 156
- File
- DjVu, 11 MB
- Text search
- yes
- Rights
- public domain
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About the book
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a short novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in January 1886. It sold in large numbers within months and made Stevenson, already known for Treasure Island, a household name.
The London lawyer Mr Utterson grows uneasy about his friend Dr Henry Jekyll, a respected physician who has made a brutal stranger, Edward Hyde, the heir to his fortune. When Hyde tramples a child and later beats a member of Parliament to death, Utterson tries to find out what binds the two men. The truth comes out only in the last two chapters, through the written statements of Dr Lanyon and of Jekyll himself.
The story is a study of the double nature of man and of the respectable Victorian who hides his vices. The phrase “Jekyll and Hyde” entered the language for anyone with two very different sides.
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About this edition
The first edition, published by Longmans, Green and Co. in London in 1886 as a one-shilling paperback and printed by Spottiswoode and Co. The scan begins with the front wrapper, where the printed date 1885 has been corrected to 1886 by hand, and the title page follows on file page 5. It includes the dedication to Katharine de Mattos and the publisher’s advertisements, and it has a text layer.
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