Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A respectable lawyer investigates a sinister connection between a doctor and his violent secret alter ego.
First published 1875
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In Victorian London, lawyer Gabriel Utterson becomes concerned by his friend Dr. Jekyll’s strange will and his connection to the disturbing Mr. Hyde. What begins as a social mystery turns into a search for the truth behind a series of unsettling incidents, assaults, and a murder.
As Utterson and other acquaintances piece together clues from conversations, documents, and observations, Hyde’s presence grows more ominous and Jekyll becomes increasingly withdrawn. The story withholds its central explanation for as long as possible, building tension through rumor, secrecy, and fragments of testimony.
The final revelations come through letters and a written confession, reframing the earlier events as the result of a self-experiment that split Jekyll’s nature into conflicting selves. The narrative closes by exposing the cost of trying to separate good from evil and of losing control over that experiment.
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- Authors
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- First published
- 1875
- Genres
- Classics, Horror, Gothic, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy, School, Short Stories, Thriller
- Subjects
- Fiction · Physicians · Physicians in fiction · Multiple personality in fiction · Multiple personality · Self-experimentation in medicine in fiction · Self-experimentation in medicine · Ficción · Médicos · Novela de terror · Personalidad múltiple · Supernatural in fiction · Supernatural · Horror stories · Horror fiction · Conduct of life · London (England) · Science Fiction & Fantasy · England in fiction · Scottish Horror tales · Mystery and detective stories · Horror · Classic Literature · Open Library Staff Picks · open_syllabus_project · Conduct of life in fiction · Juvenile fiction · History and criticism · Horror tales · English fiction · Social conditions · Good and evil · Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Stevenson, Robert Louis) · Paranormal fiction · Allegories · British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) · Jekyll, doctor (fictitious character), fiction · Physicians, fiction · England, fiction · London (england), fiction · Fiction, horror · Fiction, psychological · Fiction, short stories (single author) · Children's fiction · Supernatural, fiction · Good and evil, fiction · English literature · Military, medieval · History · Frankenstein (fictitious character), fiction · Geneva (switzerland), fiction · Scientists, fiction · English Horror tales · Short stories · Children: Grades 4-6 · Bien y mal · Novela · Graphic novels · Comic books, strips, etc. · Psychological fiction · Monsters · Science fiction · Inglés (Lengua) · Lecturas adaptadas · Textos para extranjeros · English · Modern Literature · Medicine, fiction · British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) · Adaptations · Comic books, strips · Comics & graphic novels, horror · Comics & graphic novels, literary · Russian language materials · Poésie française · Anthologies · Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English · Médecins · Romans, nouvelles · Personnalité multiple · Récits d'horreur · Murderers · Spanish language materials · Asesinos · Novela juvenil · Cuentos de terror · Self-experiment in medicine · Long Now Manual for Civilization · London (England) -- Fiction · Physicians -- Fiction · Self-experimentation in medicine -- Fiction · Multiple personality -- Fiction · Fiction, thrillers, suspense
- ISBN-13
- 9780141439730
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