Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Strange Tales (Borders Classics)
Ann Arbor: Borders Classics, 2006. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. Item #2355128
ISBN: 9781587263705
Reissue. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
119 pp. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the most famous of Stevenson's weird tales, a physician concots a potion that collects all of his evil tendencies in a separate personality, one split off from his everyday, good self. But the loathsome Mr. Hyde resents being controlled by Dr. Jekyll, and strives to take command himself. Stevenson gave rein to this same horror-tinged streak in many of his short stories. Characters confront sorcery ("The Isle of VOices"), demonic possession ("The Body-Snatcher"), and malignant spirits ("The Bottle Imp") in tales set variously in Hawaii, Scotland, Spain, and England. "Markheim," which owes much to Crime and Punishment, features murder as well as an appearance by the devil himself.
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