The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
📘 About This Book
"With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two." ― Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who probes into strange episodes tha
📖 الملخص
Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is a seminal Gothic novella that explores the duality of human nature and the conflict between good and evil within a single individual. Set in Victorian London, the narrative unfolds through the perspective of Mr. Gabriel John Utterson, a cautious and rational lawyer who investigates the unsettling relationship between his respectable friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a brutal, repulsive man named Edward Hyde. As Hyde commits increasingly violent acts—culminating in the murder of a beloved Member of Parliament—Utterson becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. It is eventually revealed through a series of posthumous letters that Dr. Jekyll, desiring to liberate his repressed desires without damaging his social standing, invented a chemical potion that physically transformed him into Hyde. Initially, Jekyll could control the transformations, but over time, the wicked persona of Hyde began to grow stronger and more auton
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💬 اقتباسات بارزة
"Man is not truly one, but truly two."
"I thus drew steadily nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two."
"I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two."
"All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil."
"If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also."
"I let my life go on in its own groove, with a certain callousness to the good which is daily renewed, and an appetite for some habitual sin."
⚖️ المزايا والعيوب
✅ المزايا
Masterful suspense and atmospheric Victorian Gothic setting
Profound psychological exploration of human duality
Concise, fast-paced narrative structure
⚠️ العيوب
Victorian prose style may feel slightly dated to modern readers
Relies heavily on epistolary exposition in the final chapters
✍️ About the Author
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish author known for adventure classics including 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.
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Is this book worth reading? +
Yes, it is a foundational masterpiece of horror and psychological fiction that remains remarkably influential and engaging today.
How long does it take to read? +
As a short novella, it typically takes about 2 to 3 hours to read completely.
What is the main message? +
The book illustrates that good and evil coexist within everyone, and trying to completely separate or indulge our dark sides unchecked leads to ruin.
