Review
"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, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
drawing inspiration from a recurring nightmare, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. it was published in 1886. readers at that time referred to it as a "shilling shocker" but it was immensely popular, became a bestseller and ultimately a classic.
the coexistence of good and evil within man is the focus of this strange tale about Dr. Henry Jekyll's unorthodox experiment that went horribly wrong and its dire consequences. it deals with man's inquisitive nature which prompts him to seek answers, trespass forbidden territories and undertake risks at a cost. alas, tampering with nature and its gifts bears tragic results. in the end, Dr. Jekyll had to decide on a course of action that would either damn him or liberate him from Edward Hyde forever.
Stevenson's writing is remarkable. i liked the way he structured his story using the third person as its main point of view and complementing it with a first person perspective through letters written by some of the significant characters. i also liked the pacing and how Stevenson built up the suspense and the tension - revealing facts a little at a time - until the mystery surrounding Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde is fully unraveled in the last remaining pages.
i have seen a few adaptations on the big screen and on television but nothing prepared me for the sheer pleasure of reading this incredible narrative. even if i had some idea about what was going on, i was still mesmerized by the whole affair. this is definitely one classic horror story that should not be missed!
drawing inspiration from a recurring nightmare, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. it was published in 1886. readers at that time referred to it as a "shilling shocker" but it was immensely popular, became a bestseller and ultimately a classic.
the coexistence of good and evil within man is the focus of this strange tale about Dr. Henry Jekyll's unorthodox experiment that went horribly wrong and its dire consequences. it deals with man's inquisitive nature which prompts him to seek answers, trespass forbidden territories and undertake risks at a cost. alas, tampering with nature and its gifts bears tragic results. in the end, Dr. Jekyll had to decide on a course of action that would either damn him or liberate him from Edward Hyde forever.
Stevenson's writing is remarkable. i liked the way he structured his story using the third person as its main point of view and complementing it with a first person perspective through letters written by some of the significant characters. i also liked the pacing and how Stevenson built up the suspense and the tension - revealing facts a little at a time - until the mystery surrounding Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde is fully unraveled in the last remaining pages.
i have seen a few adaptations on the big screen and on television but nothing prepared me for the sheer pleasure of reading this incredible narrative. even if i had some idea about what was going on, i was still mesmerized by the whole affair. this is definitely one classic horror story that should not be missed!
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