Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character … through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, Jekyll and Hyde is a brilliantly original study of man’s dual nature–as well as an immortal tale of suspense and terror. Published in 1866, Jekyll and Hyde was an instant success and brought Stevenson his first taste of fame. Though sometimes dismissed as a mere mystery story, the book has evoked much literary admirations. Vladimir Nabokov likened it to Madame Bovary and Dead Souls as “a fable that lies nearer to poetry than to ordinary prose fiction.”
Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research.
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One might think I would hardly have to describe Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It’s been done so often in the movies that pretty much everybody knows the concept. Yet, I think the book itself is probably not read very often, so I’ll just give a quick rundown.
The lawyer Mr. Utterson is troubled by a will he has made for his …
As a kid this was hard to get into, but once I pushed through the old fashioned language it was an amazing tale
A person should read all the horror classics and not just rely on the movies made from them. Many movie versions of this story have been made, but none of them match the depth of the written version.
OH MY GOD!!! Love a bit of gothic type horror but this? There is so much wrong with this book and it’s on the A’Level syllabus! My main problem is that if you read between the lines and listen to Dr Jekyll… it turns out that there is no alter ego Mr Hyde.