“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” synonymouswith hidden evil beneath respectable appearances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
| Author | Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 |
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| Title | The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
| Credits | David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
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Science fiction |
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Horror tales |
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London (England) — Fiction |
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Physicians — Fiction |
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Psychological fiction |
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Self-experimentation in medicine — Fiction |
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Multiple personality — Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 97811 downloads in the last 30 days. |