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

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Peter Harness (Introduction)

Overview

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a masterpiece of Victorian literature and one of the most potent and enduring of modern myths. Why has Dr Jekyll begun to associate with the ugly and violent Mr Hyde? When Jekyll's friend Utterson tries to solve this mystery he uncovers a horrific story of murder and suffering which leads eventually to the terrible revelation of Mr Hyde's true identity. Also in this volume are three other memorable stories: The Body Snatcher, Markheim and Olalla.

With an afterword by Peter Harness.

Stories included in this edition:
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- The Body Snatcher
- Markheim
- Olalla

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781509828067
Publisher:	Editoriale Jaca Book SpA, Milano, Italy
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	408,997
Product dimensions:	3.70(w) x 5.90(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850, the only son of an engineer, Thomas Stevenson. Despite a lifetime of poor health, Stevenson was a keen traveller, and his first book An Inland Voyage (1878) recounted a canoe tour of France and Belgium. In 1880, he married an American divorcee, Fanny Osbourne, and there followed Stevenson's most productive period, in which he wrote, amongst other books, Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped (both 1886). In 1888, Stevenson left Britain in search of a more salubrious climate, settling in Samoa, where he died in 1894.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875

Table of Contents

- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- The Body Snatcher
- Markheim
- Olalla