The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486266885 ISBN 13: 9780486266886

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2000

Synopsis

This intriguing combination of fantasy thriller and moral allegory depicts the gripping struggle of two opposing personalities ― one essentially good, the other evil ― for the soul of one man. Its tingling suspense and intelligent and sensitive portrayal of man's dual nature reveal Stevenson as a novelist of great skill and originality.

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Review:

Praise for previous editions:

“Martin Danahay provides an authoritative text, an excellent introductory commentary, an up-to-date bibliography, and a well-chosen set of contextualizing appendices. For an in-depth understanding of Stevenson’s masterpiece of horror, this is the text of choice.” — Patrick Brantlinger, Indiana University

“Martin Danahay’s edition of Jekyll and Hyde is a treasure trove of biographical, cultural, and historical materials. It makes a number of important contexts for interpretation available through its accessible but intriguing assemblage of ancillary documents. It cannot fail to be the inspiration for deeper investigations of a masterpiece that is itself at the crossroads of Victorian anxieties about sex, class, psychology, evolution, and the rise of popular culture.” — John Kucich, University of Michigan

From the Publisher:

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Each volume includes a full introduction, chronology, bibliography, and explanatory notes along with a variety of documents from the period, giving readers a rich sense of the world from which the work emerged.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486266885
• ISBN 13: 9780486266886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64