The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Abridged and Illustrated

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr Henry Jekyll, a reputed scientist, develops a potion that allows him to separate his good and evil traits by becoming Mr Hyde. His life turns upside down when his alter ego becomes powerful and is unable to control its murderous and sinister desires. Will Dr Jekyll be able to control his evil side? Who will be Mr Hyde’s next target? This gothic thriller is full of suspense, chilling events and speaks volumes about misuse of power that leads to terrifying consequences.

240 pages, Hardcover

Published June 30, 2020

About the author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.

Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.