Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, tells the story of a lawyer's investigation of the strange happenings that occur when Dr. Jekyll prepares and drinks a potion that creates something he never expected

Fast Facts:

  1. Full Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  2. Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
  3. Publication: 1886
  4. Genre: Mystery Novel
  5. Narrator: Anonymous, Third Person
  6. Themes:
    1. The Duality of Human Nature
    2. The Importance of Reputation

Plot Synopsis

Set in the late 1800s, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde follows the trail of a doctor who develops a serum by which he becomes an alter-ego of himself, freed of any moral inhibitions. After experimenting for some time, this alter ego (Mr. Hyde) begins to take over the doctor's life. After committing murder, Dr. Jekyll is resolved to rid himself of this alter-ego and commits suicide.

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