num_pages: 215
description: First published in 1886 as a "shilling shocker," Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde takes the basic struggle between good and evil and adds to the mix bourgeois respectability, urban violence, and class conflict. The result is a tale that has taken on the force of myth in the popular imagination. This Broadview edition provides a fascinating selection of contextual material, including contemporary reviews of the novel, Stevenson's essay "A Chapter on Dreams," and excerpts from the 1887 stage version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Also included are historical documents on criminality and degeneracy, the "Jack the Ripper" murders, and London in the 1880s. New to this second edition are an updated critical introduction and, in the appendices, writings on Victorian psychology by Thomas Carlyle, Richard Krafft-Ebing, and Henry Maudsley, among others.
language: English
title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
titlecomplete: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
characters: Poole (Jekyll & Hyde), Richard Enfield, Mr Gabriel John Utterson, Dr Hastie Lanyon, Dr Henry Jekyll, Mr Edward Hyde
genres: Audiobook, School, Science Fiction, Gothic, Literature, Horror, Fantasy, Classics, Mystery, 19th Century
ratings_count: 546312
places: England, London, England, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Audio Fiction - Abridged
publisher: Broadview Press