Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [Hardcover]

Robert Louis Stevenson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0141886587 | ISBN-13: 978-0141886589

Everyone has a dark side. Dr. Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control. But soon, he will discover that his double life comes at a hideous price...

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About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh. In the brief span of forty-four years, dogged by poor health, he made an enormous contribution to English literature with his novels, poetry, and essays. The son of upper-middle-class parents, he was the victim of lung trouble from birth, and spent a sheltered childhood surrounded by constant care. The balance of his life was taken up with his unremitting devotion to work, and a search for a cure to his illness that took him all over the world. His travel essays were publihsed widely, and his short fiction was gathered in many volumes. His first full-length work of fiction, Treasure Island, was published in 1883 and brought him great fame, which only increased with the publication of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). He followed with the Scottish romances Kidnapped (1886) and The Master of Ballantrae (1889). In 1888 he set out with his family for the South Seas, traveling to the leper colony at Molokai, and finally settling in Samoa, where he died.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: E-Classics (April 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141886587
• ISBN-13: 978-0141886589
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,255,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)