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Classic Retellings
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- Author
- Tanya Landman
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 12 March 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 32 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Classic science fiction, Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Classic fiction: literary and general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
What to expect
Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers an eerily captivating and accessible retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Victorian Gothic novel of murder and monstrosity.
Evil Mr Hyde stalks London's streets, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
Good Dr Hyde keeps protecting him.
Why? Is Hyde blackmailing Jekyll for some shameful past sin? Or is something stranger and more sinister going on?
Respected scientist Dr Henry Jekyll is fascinated by the human capacity for evil. But his experimentation into the darker side of his own character has horrific and dangerous results.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic masterpiece continues to fascinate readers 140 years after its first publication, and it is now made accessible to an even wider audience in this compelling retelling by award-winning author Tanya Landman.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.
Critics Review
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"It’s no surprise that Stevenson’s atmospheric horror story – with its sinister portrayal of our capacity for evil and the questions it raises about morality, duality and human nature – still thrills and chills readers. And now Landman’s eerily captivating retelling – produced in an accessible format – means that that more readers can understand and revel in this perennial classic." – Wigan Today
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"Dark, atmospheric and wonderfully Gothic, it captures everything I expected from this classic. The suspense builds beautifully, and the descriptions create a real sense of unease throughout … If you've always wanted to read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde but felt a little intimidated by the original, I'd definitely recommend starting here." — Drawing on Books, blogger
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Details
- Author
- Tanya Landman
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Duration
- 1 hour 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008801298
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Classic science fiction, Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Classic fiction: literary and general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
Synopsis
Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers an eerily captivating and accessible retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Victorian Gothic novel of murder and monstrosity. Evil Mr Hyde stalks London's streets, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Good Dr Hyde keeps protecting him. Why? Is Hyde blackmailing Jekyll for some shameful past sin? Or is something stranger and more sinister going on? Respected scientist Dr Henry Jekyll is fascinated by the human capacity for evil. But his experimentation into the darker side of his own character has horrific and dangerous results. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic masterpiece continues to fascinate readers 140 years after its first publication, and it is now made accessible to an even wider audience in this compelling retelling by award-winning author Tanya Landman. Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.
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