Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[1] is an 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde.
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Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Original title | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
Language | English |
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Publisher | Longmans, Green & Co. |
Publication date | 5 January 1886 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 141 (first edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-553-21277-8 |
Text | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Wikisource |
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre. The novella has also had a sizeable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature.[2]