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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson1886

A respectable doctor, a sinister door, and a will that names the wrong man.

Portrait of Henry JekyllHenryPortrait of Edward HydeEdwardPortrait of Gabriel John UttersonGabrielPortrait of Richard EnfieldRichardPortrait of Hastie LanyonHastie
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Cover of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, comic edition
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 1: Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, never lit by a smile; cold, scanty, embarrassed in discourse…
Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, never lit by a smile; cold, scanty, embarrassed in discourse…
…backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
At friendly meetings, when the wine was to his taste, something human beaconed from his eye.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 2: Did you ever remark that door?
Did you ever remark that door?
Indeed?
It is connected in my mind, with a very odd story.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 3: I saw a little man and a girl… the man trampled calmly over the child’s body…
I saw a little man and a girl… the man trampled calmly over the child’s body…
…and left her screaming on the ground.
Utterson’s eyes narrowed.
It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.
What sort of a man is he to see?
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 4: He is not easy to describe.
He is not easy to describe.
There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.
He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity.
Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration.
He’s an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 5: You are sure he used a key?
You are sure he used a key?
My dear sir…
The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already.
I have been pedantically exact, as you call it.
The fellow had a key; and what’s more, he has it still.
I saw him use it, not a week ago.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 6: Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word.
Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word.
The young man presently resumed.
Here is another lesson to say nothing.
I am ashamed of my long tongue.
Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 7: With all my heart.
With all my heart.
I shake hands on that, Richard.
The agreement sealed in silence.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 8: For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions…
For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions…
…counted them the chief jewel of each week.
…and set aside pleasure, even the calls of business…
…that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated page 11: The solemn butler knew and welcomed him…
The solemn butler knew and welcomed him…
…he was subjected to no stage of delay…
…but ushered direct from the door to the dining-room…
…where Dr. Lanyon sat alone over his wine.
But it reposed on genuine feeling.
I suppose, Lanyon…
…you and I must be the two oldest friends that Henry Jekyll has?
I wish the friends were younger.
He began to go wrong, wrong in mind.
Such unscientific balderdash would have estranged Damon and Pythias.

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Hastie Lanyon → Edward Hyde: Client-physicianHenry Jekyll ↔ Hastie Lanyon: ColleaguesCLIENT-PHYSICIANCOLLEAGUESHenry JekyllEdward HydeHastie Lanyon

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About Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a psychological horror tale with a science-fiction premise, set amid the respectable streets and uneasy shadows of London. The story draws a physician, a lawyer, and a mysterious, deeply unsettling man into questions of self-experimentation, reputation, hidden conduct, and the divided nature of human character. Its tension begins in an atmosphere of quiet observation: Sunday walks, private chambers, polished façades, and a neglected door connected to an act of startling violence. Rather than rushing into spectacle, the book builds dread through suspicion, testimony, and the pressure of secrets that respectable society would prefer to leave untouched.

The prose is richly Victorian, formal yet sharply vivid, with long, carefully balanced sentences and an ear for dry conversation, moral unease, and ominous detail. Stevenson’s London is both recognizable and Gothic: orderly on the surface, but full of closed doors, dim streets, legal documents, and troubling contradictions. This is a strong choice for readers who enjoy classic horror, atmospheric mysteries, psychological fiction, and stories in which scientific ambition collides with conscience. Its period voice rewards attention, while its compact form and steadily tightening sense of danger make it an inviting entry into nineteenth-century Gothic literature.

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