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DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Εκδότης Arcturus , ISBN 9781398837591

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre.
The novella has also had a sizable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature.

Gabriel John Utterson and his cousin Richard Enfield are on their weekly walk when they reach the door of a large house located down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Enfield tells Utterson that months ago, at three o'clock in the morning, he saw a sinister-looking man named Edward Hyde trample a young girl after accidentally bumping into her. Enfield forced Hyde to pay her family £100 to avoid a scandal. Hyde brought Enfield to this door and gave him a cheque signed by a reputable gentleman later revealed to be Doctor Henry Jekyll, Utterson's friend and client. Utterson fears Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll, as Jekyll recently changed his will to make Hyde the sole beneficiary in the event of Jekyll's death or disappearance. When Utterson tries to discuss Hyde with Jekyll, Jekyll says he can get rid of Hyde when he wants and asks him to drop the matter.

A year later in October, a servant sees Hyde beat Sir Danvers Carew, another one of Utterson's clients, to death and leave behind half a broken cane. The police contact Utterson, who leads officers to Hyde's apartment. Hyde has vanished, but they find the other half of the broken cane, which Utterson recognizes as one he had given to Jekyll. Utterson visits Jekyll, who produces a note allegedly written to Jekyll by Hyde, apologizing for the trouble that he has caused. However, Hyde's handwriting is similar to Jekyll's own, leading Utterson to conclude that Jekyll forged the note to protect Hyde.

For two months, Jekyll reverts to his former sociable manner but, in early January, he starts refusing visitors.

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre.
The novella has also had a sizable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature.

Gabriel John Utterson and his cousin Richard Enfield are on their weekly walk when they reach the door of a large house located down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Enfield tells Utterson that months ago, at three o'clock in the morning, he saw a sinister-looking man named Edward Hyde trample a young girl after accidentally bumping into her. Enfield forced Hyde to pay her family £100 to avoid a scandal. Hyde brought Enfield to this door and gave him a cheque signed by a reputable gentleman later revealed to be Doctor Henry Jekyll, Utterson's friend and client. Utterson fears Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll, as Jekyll recently changed his will to make Hyde the sole beneficiary in the event of Jekyll's death or disappearance. When Utterson tries to discuss Hyde with Jekyll, Jekyll says he can get rid of Hyde when he wants and asks him to drop the matter.

A year later in October, a servant sees Hyde beat Sir Danvers Carew, another one of Utterson's clients, to death and leave behind half a broken cane. The police contact Utterson, who leads officers to Hyde's apartment. Hyde has vanished, but they find the other half of the broken cane, which Utterson recognizes as one he had given to Jekyll. Utterson visits Jekyll, who produces a note allegedly written to Jekyll by Hyde, apologizing for the trouble that he has caused. However, Hyde's handwriting is similar to Jekyll's own, leading Utterson to conclude that Jekyll forged the note to protect Hyde.

For two months, Jekyll reverts to his former sociable manner but, in early January, he starts refusing visitors.

Πληροφορίες προϊόντος

  • Συγγραφέας Stevenson, Robert Louis
  • Eκδότης Arcturus
  • ISBN 9781398837591
  • Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100086256
  • Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2024
  • Σελίδες 240
  • Διαστάσεις 13Χ20
  • Βάρος 236 gr

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Συγγραφέας

Ο Ρόμπερτ Λούις Στήβενσον (Robert Louis Stevenson) γεννήθηκε στο Εδιμβούργο στις 13 Νοεμβρίου του 1850. Καταγόταν από εύπορη οικογένεια αυστηρών αρχών και σπούδασε μηχανικός στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Εδιμβούργου. Αργότερα τελείωσε και τη Νομική Σχολή, αλλά σύντομα τον κέρδισε η λογοτεχνία- απαρνήθηκε τον καλβινισμό της αστικής του οικογένειας και ακολούθησε τη ζωή των μποέμ. Έγραψε μυθιστορήματα, ποιήματα, δοκίμια, επιστολές ταξιδιωτικά και παιδικά βιβλία. Σ' όλη του τη ζωή ταξίδευε -συχνά για λόγους υγείας- για να καταλήξει τελικά στους Τροπικούς, στη Σάμοα, όπου συνέχισε το συγγραφικό του έργο. Οι ιθαγενείς τον λάτρευαν και τον αποκαλούσαν Tusitala (ο παραμυθάς). "Το νησί των θησαυρών" (1883) ξεκίνησε σαν απλός χάρτης που θα μπορούσε να διασκεδάσει τα παιδιά. Άλλα γνωστά έργα του είναι: "Η παράξενη ιστορία του Δόκτορα Τζέκιλ και του κυρίου Χάιντ" (1886), "Η απαγωγή" (1886) και "Ο αφέντης του Μπάλαντρε" (1889). Πέθανε ξαφνικά στις 3 Δεκεμβρίου του 1894, στο ζενίθ της δημιουργικής του πορείας.

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