The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
 

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde as a "chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr.... (read more)

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Item NEVER received
  • Rated 1 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2008-11-29
I did not receive this item. The other item I ordered was shipped separately and it was received, but this one was not. What a ripoff.
The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
  • Rated 1 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2008-11-06
I was VERY disappointed with this purchase. The cover you see on this site is NOT the cover that was sent. I choose this item because I wanted this plain cover. Not what came.
Don't buy, you are being cheated.
  • Rated 2 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2008-08-23
This publication has long since been public domain and unless you are purrchasing this for a good cause, you are wasting your money. If you want this publication FOR FREE, kindleclassics.org is a good place to get it. The formating is very easy to read (unlike this particular copy, as it doesn't have any quotation marks at all). The only disadvantage with using kindleclassics.org is you have to connect your kindle to your computer in order to get them on your kindle, but it's a very easy plug and play operation.
Duality of Man
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2007-12-13
Mr. Hyde is a known murderer. Dr Jekyll is an honorable doctor in the scientific community. These people's lives should never cross, but why is Hyde the heir of Jekyll. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Luis Stevenson is set in Edinburgh, Scotland. The plot focuses on the duality of man and our capability to do both good and evil. The book does not take long to read and can probably be read in under 2 hours depending on your reading speed. This book is not hard to understand, it is written in prose. This book is not a murder fest and is probably better off for that. The book is written as a mystery. It would be better to compare it to a Hitchcock horror film than to Saw. I like it because it was a chance for me to read a classic, but not spend a month reading it. The plot was interesting and raised some interesting questions. All in all it is an interesting, but not time-consuming book.
A Good Quick Read
  • Rated 4 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2007-11-05
Mr. Hyde is a known murderer. Dr. Jekyll is a honorable doctor in the scientific community. These people's lives should never cross, but why is Hyde the heir of Dr. Jekyll. This book by Robert Luis Stevenson "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", focuses on the duality of man and Jekyll's beleif that the evil in a man can be seperated from the good. This classic book can be read in as little as an hour and is a peice of literature that can surprise you in many ways. This book is not wriiten as poetry and as hard to read as The Odessy or Shakespeare. This book will make you think
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