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Description
This intriguing combination of fantasy thriller and moral allegory depicts the gripping struggle of two opposing personalities—one essentially good, the other evil—for the soul of one man. Its tingling suspense and intelligent and sensitive portrayal of man’s dual nature reveal Stevenson as a... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“Quotation: "O God!" I screamed, and "O God!" again and again; for there before my eyes--pale and shaken, and half fainting, and groping before him with his hands, like a man restored from death--there stood Henry Jekyll! Speaker: Dr. Lanyon”
First Sentence
MR. UTTERSON, THE LAWYER, was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
Table of Contents
1. Story of the Door
2. Search for Mr. Hyde
3. Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
4. The Carew Murder Case
5. Incident of the Letter
6. Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon
7. Incident at the Window
8. The Last Night
9. Dr. Lanyon's Narrative
10. Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
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