The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Fantasy Illustrated Edition

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Overview

"An easy-to-read masterpiece of classic horror fiction." -NC TIMES STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE is the title of a novella written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and was first published in 1886. It is about a lawyer in London who investigates the increasingly bizarre occurrences of Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. This story is most associated with the mental disease known as "split personality disorder," where the same person has more than one distinct personality. Hence the phrase, "Jekyll and Hyde"-having two different personalities. This Fantasy Illustrated version is complete with over 20 Black and White Sketches from Stevenson's own mystical and haunting Victorian Era. Perfect for school or summer reading! MAKES A GREAT GIFT! MAKES A GREAT GIFT! MAKES A GREAT GIFT! Press the ADD TO CART button NOW! Press the ADD TO CART button NOW! Press the ADD TO CART button NOW!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781537670294
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/14/2016
Pages:	78
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.16(d)

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a novelist, poet, short-story writer, and essayist. In 1883, while bedridden with tuberculosis, he wrote what would become one of the best known and most beloved collections of children's poetry in the English language, A Child's Garden of Verses. Block City is taken from that collection. Stevenson is also the author of such classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875