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by Robert Louis Stevenson (Author)
A respectable London doctor and a violent, terrifying stranger are bound together by a secret that exposes the darkest division in human nature. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson creates one of the most enduring stories of horror, guilt, repression, and moral collapse in English literature. As the mysterious Edward Hyde moves through the city leaving fear and ruin behind him, Dr. Henry Jekyll's friends begin to suspect that the connection between the two men is stranger and more terrible than ordinary blackmail or crime.
Stevenson's novella works as Gothic horror, psychological fiction, moral fable, and detective mystery. Its power lies in the slow revelation of Jekyll's experiment and in the unsettling idea that evil is not merely an outside force but something hidden within the self. The foggy streets, locked doors, divided houses, strange documents, and fearful witnesses all build toward a confession that has become one of literature's defining portraits of dual identity.
First published in 1886, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde remains essential for readers of classic horror, Victorian fiction, psychological suspense, Gothic literature, and stories about science, temptation, and the divided self. The names Jekyll and Hyde have entered everyday language because Stevenson's tale still speaks to a frightening possibility: that civilization, reputation, and self-control may conceal impulses far more dangerous than anyone wants to admit.
Author Biography
Robert Louis Stevenson (Author)
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. The son of a prosperous
civil engineer, he was expected to follow the family profession but was finally
allowed to study law at Edinburgh University. Stevenson reacted forcibly against
the Presbyterianism of both his city's professional classes and his devout
parents, but the influence of Calvinism on his childhood informed the fascination
with evil that is so powerfully explored in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Stevenson
suffered from a severe respiratory disease from his twenties onwards, leading
him to settle in the gentle climate of Samoa with his American wife, Fanny
Osbourne.
Bryan Hitch (Illustrator)
Bryan Hitch is a British comic book artist. Hitch began his career in the United
Kingdom for Marvel UK, working on titles such as Action Force and Death's
Head, before gaining prominence on American titles such as Wildstorm's
Stormwatch and The Authority, DC Comics' JLA, and Marvel Comics' The
Ultimates.
Hitch's artwork and designs have appeared in direct-to-video animated films,
television, and major feature films, such as the 2009 film Star Trek.
