Publisher: Penguin

Copyright Date: 2003

Edition Date: 2003 Release Date: 09/30/03

Pages: xliii, 177 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-14-143973-4 Perma-Bound: 0-605-91110-X

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-14-143973-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-91110-9

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2002513069

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Physicians. Fiction.
Multiple personality. Fiction.
Self-experimentation in medicine. Fiction.
London (England). Fiction.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xlii).

Reading Level: 7.0

Interest Level: 7-12

Guided Reading Level: Z+

Fountas & Pinnell: Z+

Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a morality tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are "The Body Snatcher," which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and "Olalla," a tale of vampirism and "the beast within," with a beautiful woman at its center.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The body snatcher
Olalla
A chapter on dreams (abridged) -- Diagnosing Jekyll: the scientific context to Dr. Jekyll's experiment and Mr. Hyde's embodiment / by Robert Mighall.