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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
11 chapters and parts · about 2 hours to read
What the book is about
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a Gothic horror novella published in 1886. When London lawyer Gabriel John Utterson investigates strange occurrences involving his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde, he uncovers a disturbing mystery. This defining work of Gothic horror explores the duality of human nature and has profoundly influenced popular culture, making "Jekyll and Hyde" synonymous with hidden evil beneath respectable appearances.
This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.
- Horror tales
- London (England)
- Multiple personality
- Physicians
- Psychological fiction
Chapters
- Story of the Doorabout 12 minutes
- Search for Mr. Hydeabout 15 minutes
- Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Easeabout 4 minutes
- The Carew Murder Caseabout 8 minutes
- Incident of the Letterabout 8 minutes
- Incident of Dr. Lanyonabout 7 minutes
- Incident at the Windowabout 3 minutes
- The Last Nightabout 21 minutes
- “Henry Jekyll.”about 1 minute
- Dr. Lanyon’s Narrativeabout 14 minutes
- Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Caseabout 35 minutes
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #43, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.
