The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Original en 25529 words First published 1886 United Kingdom

Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella of the divided self, written in a fever in a few days and an instant sensation. respectable Dr Jekyll has discovered a drug that releases the coarse, violent Mr Hyde — the pleasures he suppresses given their own body. But the transformations begin without the drug, and the experiment turns into a war for one skin. Told through the baffled eyes of his friend Mr Utterson, this is the original modern horror story of the beast within, and the reason 'Jekyll and Hyde' is now part of the language.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

Table of Contents

1. 001 STORY OF THE DOOR 2394 words
2. 002 SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE 2933 words
3. 003 DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE 793 words
4. 004 THE CAREW MURDER CASE 1663 words
5. 005 INCIDENT OF THE LETTER 1631 words
6. 006 INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON 1492 words
7. 007 INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW 551 words
8. 008 THE LAST NIGHT 4354 words
9. 009 DR. LANYON’S NARRATIVE 2786 words
10. 010 HENRY JEKYLL’S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE 6932 words