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â The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published in 1886. It is a gripping tale of the duality of human nature, exploring the themes of good and evil, morality, and identity. The story is set in Victorian London and follows the life of Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected and wealthy physician, who becomes obsessed with the idea of separating the good and evil within himself. The story begins with Mr. Utterson, a lawyer, who is perplexed ...

The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton.

A Child's Garden Of Verses By Robert Louis StevensonAutho rStevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894Illustrator Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935Title A Child's Garden of Verses

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 beca...

The original works of foreign classics, including the most representative literary masters and the most influential representative works.

The original works of foreign classics, including the most representative literary masters and the most influential representative works.

Classic historical fiction by R.L. StevensonOriginally written as a boys adventure novel, modern readers will probably consider it more a book for adults.The plot is fairly straightforward: Our Hero, David Balfour, is tricked out of his rightful inheritance by an evil uncle, shanghaied, shipwrecked, partnered with a historical figure (one Alan Breck Stewart) and caught up in the events of an unsolved historical mystery (the Appin Murder). The body of the novel is a day-by-d...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.A fantastic story of a Doctor, a Man, and the incredible discovery that he is one and the same.Once made aware, he goes on his rampages, driven by deeply seated urges heinously evil in nature.The novella is an exploration of man's feelings and urges, and the tug of war between the two.It is a matter of repression in the face of knowing what is right and what is wrong.What makes this story equally as remarka...

The Black Arrow is, without a doubt, one of my all time favorite books, just as Robert Louis Stevenson is one of my all time favorite authors. I find it hard to believe that The Black Arrow is probably the least well know of his great adventure novels (the others being, of course, Treasure Island and Kidnapped), as it is certainly the best as far as I am concerned.As far as the story goes, it is one of the most entertaining plots that I have ever encountered. It is filled with more...

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TABLE OF CONTENTSSTORY OF THE DOORSEARCH FOR MR. HYDEDR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASETHE CAREW MURDER CASEINCIDENT OF THE LETTERINCIDENT OF DR. LANYONINCIDENT AT THE WINDOWTHE LAST NIGHTDR. LANYON'S NARRATIVEHENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE