The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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A series of assaults and murders form the central mystery to Robert Louis Stevenson’s ghostly story of identity and transformation. Utterson and Enfield are worried about their friend, Dr. Jekyll, who has been avoiding them and spending more and more time on his mysterious research project. One night, Utterson stakes out the strange laboratory attached to Jekyll’s house and observes a hideously deformed man emerging from it. Utterson recognizes the man as Mr. Hyde, who was rumored to have assaulted a young girl. Hyde and Jekyll are apparently collaborating on a project, but when an old man is brutally murdered and Hyde becomes the main suspect, Hyde abruptly vanishes. Utterson grows increasingly worried about Jekyll, who swears that he has broken off contact with the sinister Hyde. Matters are complicated further when Utterson discovers a note that is written by Hyde—in Jekyll’s handwriting. As the mystery deepens, time appears to be running out for Utterson and Enfield to discover what is really wrong with their friend Dr. Jekyll—and the final revelation divulges a ghastly secret that makes us wonder about our ability to truly transform ourselves.
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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. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human ...
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3/5
Reviewed by Kell1976 on Feb 17, 2009
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
This is very cleverly written in such a way that the reader never knows more than Jekyll's friend, a lawyer named Richard Enfield; although it is told in the third person he is our representative within the tale. By using this ploy, Stevenson manages to keep the tension notched right up and spins the yarn so skillfully that, had the story not been so well-known, the revelations would be shocking (oh, how I wish I could have read this when it was first published!).
What is most surprising, at least to this modern reader, is the description of Mr. Edward Hyde - in film adaptations, he is continually depicted as a hulking figure of powerful physical presence, which highlights how little regard the film industry has typically shown to classic literature.
This is one of those tingling tales that should be told round the fire on a cold winter's evening, with the wind howling and the rain lashing...
3/5
Reviewed by Paracelsus on Jan 18, 2012
Not My Best Choice
Slow. No real adventure.
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