The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Unabridged edition - Couverture souple

Stevenson, Robert L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1517731860 ISBN 13 : 9781517731861

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a hugely popular novella written by the Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins.". He remains one of the most widely read 19th Century novelists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1517731860
• ISBN 13: 9781517731861
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 58
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible