The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- First Published: 1886
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Gothic
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Dr. Henry Jekyll, Mr. Utterson, Poole, Dr. Hastie Lanyon
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Gothic fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Murder or homicide, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Science or scientists, Doctors, England or English people, Good and evil, Drugs, London, Experiments, Mad scientists, Dopplegangers
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Mr. Richard Enfield, and his cousin, Mr. Utterson, a lawyer, were strolling according to their usual Sunday custom when they came upon an empty building on a familiar street. Mr. Enfield told that some time previously he had seen an ill-tempered man knock down and trample on a small child at the doorway of the deserted building. He and other indignant bystanders had forced the stranger, who gave his name as Hyde, to pay a sum of money for the child’s welfare. Enfield remembered Hyde with deep loathing.
Utterson had reasons to be interested in Hyde. When he...
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