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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrator
- David Thorn
- Publish Date
- 20 February 2014
- Run Time
- 2 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Robert Louis Stevenson’s brilliant and chilling story explores the complexity of human nature, the combination of good and evil in everyone.
Dr. Henry Jekyll is good man, a hardworking scientist whose friends are greatly concerned about his relationship with Edward Hyde, a violent, disagreeable man who is always in trouble. When an innocent man is murdered, Mr. Hyde is the only suspect.
How is Mr. Jekyll intimately involved in this death? How this mystery unravels has held fans spellbound for more than 150 years.
Critics Review
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“A fable that lies nearer to poetry than to ordinary prose fiction.”
Vladimir Nabokov
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“The theme of human duality…is nowhere presented with more force and originality than in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
Masterpieces of World Literature
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Details
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrator
- David Thorn
- Duration
- 2 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781483012308
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Science fiction, Horror and supernatural fiction
Synopsis
Robert Louis Stevenson’s brilliant and chilling story explores the complexity of human nature, the combination of good and evil in everyone. Dr. Henry Jekyll is good man, a hardworking scientist whose friends are greatly concerned about his relationship with Edward Hyde, a violent, disagreeable man who is always in trouble. When an innocent man is murdered, Mr. Hyde is the only suspect. How is Mr. Jekyll intimately involved in this death? How this mystery unravels has held fans spellbound for more than 150 years.
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