Horror
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Author Robert Louis Stevenson
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Story
Dr Jekyll is a kindly man who fears that he has an evil side to his nature. He decides to explore this by concocting a potion that can transform him briefly into the violent and cruel Edward Hyde. Eventually his friends deduce that Jekyll and Hyde are one and the same, and that Jekyll is gradually becoming Hyde…
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Why we chose it
This short novel was a bestseller in its time. The idea of transforming into an evil alter ego has influenced comics, films and games, and ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ has become a familiar expression.
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First published
1886, Longman Green and Co