
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Third Edition
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Title:
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Third Edition
Author:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Edited by:
Danahay, Martin A.
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
232 pages
Publisher:
Broadview Press Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781554810246
EAN:
9781554810246
Publication Date:
14/04/2015
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
386
Dimensions (mm):
218 x 140 x 16
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
First published in 1886 as a 'shilling shocker,' Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde takes the basic struggle between good and evil and adds to the mix bourgeois respectability, urban violence, and class conflict. The result is a tale that has taken on the force of myth in the popular imagination. This Broadview edition provides a fascinating selection of contextual material, including contemporary reviews of the novel, Stevenson's essay 'A Chapter on Dreams,' and excerpts from the 1887 stage version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Also included are historical documents on criminality and degeneracy, the 'Jack the Ripper' murders, the 'double brain,' and London in the 1880s.New to this third edition are an appendix on the figure of the Victorian gentleman and an expanded selection of letters related to the novel; the introduction and bibliography have also been updated to reflect recent criticism.




















