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Title:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes
Genre:
Mystery
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Series:
100 Greatest Books Ever Written
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
Third Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
256
Number of Chapters:
18
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:31:33
Synopsis:
The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh.
In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a ”shilling shocker” in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it.
When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
ABOUT STEVENSON:
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist, poet and author of fiction and travel books, was known especially for his novels of adventure. Stevenson became famous with the romantic adventure story Treasure Island, which appeared in 1883.
Among his other popular works are Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and The Master of Ballantrae (1889).
In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a ”shilling shocker” in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it.
When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
ABOUT STEVENSON:
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist, poet and author of fiction and travel books, was known especially for his novels of adventure. Stevenson became famous with the romantic adventure story Treasure Island, which appeared in 1883.
Among his other popular works are Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and The Master of Ballantrae (1889).
Author:
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Publisher:
Barnes & Noble Classics
Barcode:
9781593080549
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
New York, NY
Publication Date:
2003-10-01
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York, NY
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$0.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-12
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:31:33
