Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Subtitle: a story of crime
By: by Robert Louis Stevenson ; with an introduction by Richard Dalby
Contributors: Dalby, Richard, writer of introduction
Series: The detective story club
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780008137212; 9780008137229
Subjects: Fiction; Physicians; Multiple personality; Self-experiment in medicine; Good and evil; Horror tales
Other titles: Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde.
Notes: Stories first published separately 1884-1931.

Originally published in 1886 as "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", Robert Louis Stevenson's book had been propelled to massive success following a favourable review in The Times, and by 1901 had sold a quarter of a million copies. This is how the Detective Club described the book:'In addition to being one of the most amazing crime stories ever written, "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is probably the most remarkable of all the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson. It would be unfair to the reader to give away the secret of this thriller. Suffice it to say that every page grips and the unforgettable portrait of a mast criminal takes shape until the sensational climax is reached, a climax of dramatic intensity, without equal in the realm of detective fiction. If one wished to append a moral to this crime fantasy it might well be this: "The self you choose to-day, and not the self you chose yesterday, is the fate of to-morrow."'This new printing includes a brand new introduction by classic horror story expert, Richard Dalby.
Table of contents: title: Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; title: The untold sequel of the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; title: The body snatcher; title: Markheim; title: Dr. Jekyll.