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Loading... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dover Thrift Editions) (original 1886; edition 1991)by Robert Louis Stevenson
Work InformationThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Author) (1886)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I’m surprised by the average rating here as this book is masterfully written for its time. It came out in 1886 and it appears to have been quite revolutionary for the day. Even today it’s great, but for 1886 I’m astounded. Not only does he weave a great tale of mystery and suspense, he is able to intertwine a metaphor for the inner lives of humans and explore the human condition to make the readers think about ourselves and how our minds function. The introduction in my version has this to say, “Longmans published it in January, 1886...At first its fate was doubtful...Then The Times praised it at length, on 25th January. The Academy declared that ‘it is many years since English fiction has been enriched by any work at once so weirdly imaginative in conception and so faultlessly ingenious in construction.’ ‘In the next six months close on forty thousand copies were sold in this country alone,’ said Charles Longman.” Countless stories and pop culture references stem from this one book simply because the story is just that good. I like to assess and rate books/movies/music based on the time frame that they were written and for me, this is absolutely a 5 star read.
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A kind and well-respected doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation. No library descriptions found.
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Still, it was well written, and I did enjoy it quite a bit. ( )