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by Robert Louis Stevenson · 1850–1894
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a Gothic horror novella published in 1886. When London lawyer Gabriel John Utterson investigates strange occurrences involving his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde, he uncovers a disturbing mystery. This defining work of Gothic horror explores the duality of human nature and has profoundly influenced popular culture, making "Jekyll and Hyde" synonymous with hidden evil beneath respectable appearances.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 116 min
- Words
- 25,574
- Chapters
- 10
- Paragraphs
- 349
- Price
- Free
- Horror tales
- London (England) -- Fiction
- Multiple personality -- Fiction
- Physicians -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Science fiction
- Self-experimentation in medicine -- Fiction
“He never told you,” cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger.
„Das hat er Ihnen nie gesagt“, rief Mr. Hyde mit einem Aufwallen von Zorn.
“I did not think you would have lied.”
„Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass Sie lügen würden.“
About the author
Robert Louis Stevenson1850–1894
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer born in Edinburgh in 1850.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #43
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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