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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

A London lawyer investigates the relationship between a brilliant scientist and a misshapen misanthrope.

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First published
1886
Length
25,714 words
Reading time
About 1 hr 48 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the classic novella of split personality. Stevenson wrote it in just a few days while sick and bedridden, and famously burned the first draft after his wife suggested it should be written as an allegory and not as a story. He re-wrote it in three to six days, and after a few weeks of editing and revision he published what would become one of his most famous and best-selling works.

The story follows a London lawyer as he investigates the relationship between a brilliant scientist and a misshapen misanthrope. As the link between the two becomes clearer, Jekyll and Hyde develops into an allegory on the nature of good and evil.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 25,714 words arranged in 10 navigable sections.

About the author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) is described by Wikidata as Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include poet, essayist, novelist, short story writer, children's writer, and writer. Languages recorded for Robert Louis Stevenson include English. Wikidata lists Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, A Child's Garden of Verses, and Prince Otto among Robert Louis Stevenson's notable works. Open Library identifies Treasure Island as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 8391 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Treasure Island under Robert Louis Stevenson's authorship.

1850–1894

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Themes and ideas

  • Science fiction
  • Horror tales
  • London (England)
  • Physicians
  • Psychological fiction
  • Self-experimentation in medicine
  • Multiple personality

Table of contents

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  1. Story of the Door
  2. Search for Mr. Hyde
  3. Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
  4. The Carew Murder Case
  5. Incident of the Letter
  6. Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon
  7. Incident at the Window
  8. The Last Night
  9. Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative
  10. Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
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