{"product_id":"dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-paperback-2","title":"Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerome Charyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson originally wrote \u003cb\u003eDr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e as a \"chilling shocker.\" He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, \u003cb\u003eJekyll And Hyde \u003c\/b\u003eis a brilliantly original study of man's dual nature--as well as an immortal tale of suspense and terror. Published in 1866, \u003cb\u003eJekyll And Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e was an instant success and brought Stevenson his first taste of fame. Though sometimes dismissed as a mere mystery story, the book has evoked much literary admirations. Vladimir Nabokov likened it to \u003cb\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDead Souls\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a fable that lies nearer to poetry than to ordinary prose fiction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson originally wrote \"Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde as a \"chilling shocker.\" He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, \"Jekyll And Hyde is a brilliantly original study of man's dual nature -- as well as an immortal tale of suspense and terror. Published in 1866, \"Jekyll And Hyde was an instant success and brought Stevenson his first taste of fame. Though sometimes dismissed as a mere mystery story, the book has evoked much literary admirations. Vladimir Nabokov likened it to \"Madame Bovary and \"Dead Souls as \"a fable that lies nearer to poetry than to ordinary prose fiction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was tormented by poor health. Yet despite frequent physical collapses-mainly due to constant respiratory illness-he was an indefatigable writer of novels, poems, essays, letters, travel books, and children's books. He was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, of a prosperous family of lighthouse engineers. Though he was expected to enter the family profession, he studied instead for the Scottish bar. By the time he was called to the bar, however, he had already begun writing seriously, and he never actually practiced law. In 1880, against his family's wishes, he married an American divorcée, Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne, who was ten years his senior; but the family was soon reconciled to the match, and the marriage proved a happy one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll his life Stevenson traveled-often in a desperate quest for health. He and Fanny, having married in California and spent their honeymoon by an abandoned silver mine, traveled back to Scotland, then to Switzerland, to the South of France, to the American Adirondacks, and finally to the south of France, to the South Seas. As a novelist he was intrigued with the genius of place: \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(1883) began as a map to amuse a boy. Indeed, all his works reveal a profound sense of landscape and atmosphere: \u003cb\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/b\u003e (1886); \u003cb\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e (1886); \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Ballantrae\u003c\/i\u003e (1889). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1889 Stevenson's deteriorating health exiled him to the tropics, and he settled in Samoa, where he was given patriarchal status by the natives. His health improved, yet he remained homesick for Scotland, and it was to the \"cold old huddle of grey hills\" of the Lowlands that he returned in his last, unfinished masterpiece, \u003ci\u003e Weir of Hermiston\u003c\/i\u003e (1896). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStevenson dies suddenly on December 3, 1894, not of the long-feared tuberculosis, but of a cerebral hemorrhage. The kindly author of \u003cb\u003eJekyll and Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e went down to the cellar to fetch a bottle of his favorite burgundy, uncorked it in the kitchen, abruptly cried out to his wife, \"What's the matter with me, what is this strangeness, \u003ci\u003ehas my face changed\u003c\/i\u003e?\"-and fell to the floor. The brilliant storyteller and master of transformations had been struck down at forty-four, at the height of his creative powers.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.7 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1982\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\/The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44323178217574,"sku":"9780553212778","price":13.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TGtFQzRPcFhnY2JPMHNsbEppaHRwZz09.webp?v=1768125067","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-paperback-2","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}