The New Annotated Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Complete Annotated Edition

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Hosts loved to detain the dry lawyer, when the light-hearted and the loose-tongued had already their foot on the threshold; they liked to sit a while in his unobtrusive company, practising for solitude, sobering their minds in the man's rich silence after the expense and strain of gaiety. Although Stevenson's novels are perhaps more accomplished, his short stories are also vivid and memorable. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, split in the sense that within the same person there is both an apparently good and an evil personality each being quite distinct from the other. The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door?The definitive edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal tale of depraved murder and unrelenting horror, introduced by Joe Hill, annotated by Edgar-winner Leslie S. The original pronunciation of Jekyll was "Jeekul" which was the pronunciation used in Stevenson's native Scotland.

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The poem is an excerpt from a longer poem Stevenson wrote for Katherine a few months before the publication of the book. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov. Jekyll is deeply intrigued by the dual nature of humanity—the struggle between good and evil within each person. He was the usual cut-and-dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent, and about as emotional as a bagpipe.

He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point .

Heavily illustrated with over a hundred and fifty full color images from the history of this cultural touchstone—including reproductions of rare books, film stills, theatrical posters, and the true-life people associated with the adventure—and extensively annotated by Edgar Award winning editor and noted Victorian literature expert Leslie S. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. It has inspired over a hundred stage, film and audio adaptations, and its titular protagonist has passed into the English language as the definition of a person with two shockingly different sides to their character. I believe you fully; I would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself, if I could make the choice; but indeed it isn't what you fancy; it is not so bad as that; and just to put your good heart at rest, I will tell you one thing: the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Utterson [1] the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable.

Utterson is very interested in the case and asks whether Enfield is certain Hyde used a key to open the door. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. With stories such as Treasure Island and Kidnapped, Stevenson revived Daniel Defoe's novel of romantic adventure, adding to it psychological analysis. And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers , he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.

This could be a reference to the way that Utterson serves as a messenger revealing the true nature of Jekyll and Hyde. He was austere with himself ; drank gin when he was alone , to mortify a taste for vintages ; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years.