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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (original 1886; edition 2013)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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A kind and well-respected doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation.
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Title:The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Authors:Robert Louis Stevenson
Info:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kindle Edition, 92 pages
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Author) (1886)

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (chrisharpe, lucyknows)
    lucyknows: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness could be paired with Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray or The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In all three novels the authors depict the struggle of people against the forces of evil.
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    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (SanctiSpiritus, ghr4)
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    The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (ncgraham)
    ncgraham: Another great Victorian horror novel.
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    Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin (VictoriaPL)
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    Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (Sylak)
    Sylak: Delving the depths of human savagery and corruption.
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    The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson (Anonymous user)
    Anonymous user: The Penguin Classics edition is worth having by all who enjoy Stevenson's brilliant little novel. The Introduction, Notes and afterword by Robert Mighall vary in quality and contain some superficial, misguided or simply irrelevant stuff. But they also contain some fascinating background and useful annotations.… (more)
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    The Face of Another by Kōbō Abe (lilisin)
    lilisin: Very different stylistically but these books cover the same theme. However, Abe goes into much more detail about the repercussions that comes with letting your other side get the best of you.
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    weelinda: this book was a wonderful book to read and now I have read all the books in this series well the two of them but they are very very good and will be reading the third one soon
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Often people think of H.G. Wells or Jules Verne when they want to reference “proto” fiction from the Victorian Period that inspired the steampunk genre of today. But there are other authors of the era who wrote individual works that are as seminal to the steampunk imagination as those who wrote only what were then known as “scientific romances”. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote historical adventure novels, weird tales, and this early science fiction masterpiece. This novella is important because it ingeniously dramatizes the implications of the new sciences of evolutionary biology, chemical pharmacology and deep psychology, while combining these factors within a realistic frame story of amateur detective work, a strained fellowship of medical professionals coming to grips with dangerous new scientific powers, and the fog-bound, Gothic setting of the gas-lit labyrinths of Late Victorian London. What is more, Stevenson's prose is not only very accessible to the 21st century reader, it is beautifully constructed. He was a rare combination of master stylist and master storyteller. Stevenson's solution to the central mystery is no neat conclusion, but one that leaves accessory enigmas to linger in the mind. More than a mere cautionary tale, for Stevenson's characters, science reveals the world is more than we suspect. ( )
  JamesMikealHill | Jan 3, 2025 |
Saw a tagline proclaiming it had "lost none of its ability to terrify" which is definitely not true. The 150 years weighs heavily on its shoulders and a far more jaded reading audience. ( )
  A.Godhelm | Nov 17, 2024 |
what a great short story that has definitely stood the test of time. The plot build up and suspense was great, even knowing the story. I think it helps to read it all in one day as dragging it out may make it less suspenseful. A terrific read! ( )
  Trisha_Thomas | Nov 13, 2024 |
So I am realizing how much I enjoy these classic gothic horror/suspense novels. That said, this particular one is a bit lacking. It’s partly the pacing, and partly the rather blunt ways that Stevenson obscures the twist. As a reader, you’re not given those tantalizing glimpses that make these stories so compelling. At least, not enough of them, and they’re not as well executed as they could be. You never feel like you’re on the verge of being drawn into Jekyll’s (or Hyde’s!) point of view, until the very last chapter. So what you’re left with is a pretty opaque mystery with a lengthy, philosophical reveal that doesn’t really feel like it was earned. ( )
  spoko | Oct 24, 2024 |
Read for a group. The concept is wondrous. Some film versions may be, too (any recommendations?). The story, as told by RLS, is surprisingly tedious imo.

A few years after this, [a:Oscar Wilde|3565|Oscar Wilde|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1521044377p2/3565.jpg] published [b:The Picture of Dorian Gray|41740824|The Picture of Dorian Gray|Oscar Wilde|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536427481s/41740824.jpg|1858012]. And a few years after that, [a:Sigmund Freud|10017|Sigmund Freud|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1406688955p2/10017.jpg] published [b:The Interpretation of Dreams|287679|The Interpretation of Dreams|Sigmund Freud|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327723926s/287679.jpg|1758256], about our hidden thoughts, and also remember he popularized the idea of Id & Ego. I wonder if RLS influenced the others, or if there was something, some sort of meme, going around.

Darwin's works had been around for awhile, but I suppose we could give some credit to Descent of Man, 1871, and [b:The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals|24515|The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals|Charles Darwin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429139700s/24515.jpg|25366], 1872, if we consider that Dorian's portrait, Mr. Hyde, and our Ids are all expressions of a bestial nature. (Notwithstanding that would be a misinterpretation of Darwin's thesis.)

I dunno. I don't know enough history to know what would likely have influenced RLS. Do any of you? ( )
  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Oct 18, 2024 |
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Stevenson, Robert LouisAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Armitage, RichardNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Øye, AgneteTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bentley, B. AllenIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brick, ScottNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Chaon, DanAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Charyn, JeromeAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Del Buono, OresteTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dwiggins, W.A.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Eyre, A. G.Contributorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Finzi, GilbertoForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fruttero, CarloTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gallone, MariaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gardner, GroverNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gelev, PenkoIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Haglund, ErkkiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hampden, JohnIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Heuvelmans, TonAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Moshynski, SusanIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nabokov, VladimirIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nordberg, NilsIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Peake, MervynIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Place, FrançoisIllustrationssecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Razzini, VieriEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Reichen, Charles-AlbertTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Suspense, omicidi, atmosfere cupe: c'è quanto basta per restare svegli con Lo Strano Caso del dr. Jekyll e del sig. Hyde. È la storia di un dottore che scopre in una droga il mezzo per trasformarsi in una creatura mostruosa. Ambientato nella Londra del XIX secolo, il romanzo di Stevenson ha inizio in una strada cittadina, con una chiacchierata tra l'avvocato Utterson e suo cugino Enfield. Passeggiando, i due superano una casa che ricorda a Enfield una brutta vicenda: in quell'abitazione era vissuto un certo signor Hyde che aveva picchiato brutalmente una bambina. Utterson resta scosso dal racconto e se ne torna a casa. Ma poco dopo, nel suo studio, fa una scoperta inquietante: il beneficiario del testamento del dottor Jekyll è il signor Hyde. Si mette così sulle trac e di Hyde. Lo trova, gli parla, ma la conversazione dura pochi secondi perchè Hyde interrompe il colloquio bruscamente e sparisce. Invano l'avvocato chiede chiarimenti al dottor Jekyll, di cui è molto amico: il medico è evasivo e, anzi, a un certo punto non si fa neppure trovare. La tensione sale, i colpi di scena si susseguono, c'è un omicidio. Chi ne è l'autore? Utterson insiste con il dottor Jekyll per conoscere la verità. Ma questa verrà alla luce solo negli ultimi due capitoli. Caratterizzato da un ritmo incalzante, il libro di Stevenson esprime la convinzione dello scrittore che la mente umana abbia una doppia natura. Ma è anche un' efficace denuncia dell'ipocrisia della società vittoriana.
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