Hyde' is a haunting and thought-provoking novella that continues to captivate readers to this day. The novella has been interpreted in a variety of ways over the years, including as a commentary on Victorian society and its repressed desires, and as a warning about the dangers of scientific experimentation. Hyde' is notable for its use of the Gothic genre and its exploration of the darker aspects of human nature. Robert Louis Stevenson had spent the night in his sickbed enveloped by a nightmare that had descended like a swift-forming fog, swirling together memories and discarded thoughts.

Jekyll's desire to separate his good and evil selves has led to his ultimate downfall, and he is unable to control the transformation between Jekyll and Hyde. Hyde, who is free to indulge in his base desires and impulses without fear of consequence.Īs Utterson investigates the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde, he discovers that they are, in fact, two sides of the same person. He succeeds in creating a potion that transforms him into the evil Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson is best known as the author of the children’s classic Treasure Island (1882), and the adult horror story, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll is a respected and upstanding member of society, but he has long been experimenting with drugs and chemicals in an attempt to separate his good and evil selves. The novella explores the concept of duality in human nature, and the idea that good and evil can exist within the same person. Hyde has had a huge influence on the popular imagination, and especially. Stevenson wrote his allegorical novel after experiencing a nightmare, describing the.

The story is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. A short novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (18501894), published in 1886. Hyde' is a novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886.

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