Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Richard Dalby

R. L. Stevenson

The latest in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins is a reissue of one of literature’s most audacious and thought-provoking novels of murder and intrigue, in hardback with its 1929 cover design and a brand new introduction.“The Detective Story Club”, launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers.Originally published in 1886 as “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”, Robert Louis Stevenson’s book had been propelled to massive success following a favourable review in The Times, and by 1901 had sold a quarter of a million copies. This is how the Detective Club described the book:‘In addition to being one of the most amazing crime stories ever written, “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is probably the most remarkable of all the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson. It would be unfair to the reader to give away the secret of this thriller. Suffice it to say that every page grips and the unforgettable portrait of a mast criminal takes shape until the sensational climax is reached, a climax of dramatic intensity, without equal in the realm of detective fiction. If one wished to append a moral to this crime fantasy it might well be this: “The self you choose to-day, and not the self you chose yesterday, is the fate of to-morrow.”’This new printing includes a brand new introduction by classic horror story expert, Richard Dalby.

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First published in Great Britain as Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Longmans, Green & Co. 1886

Published as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by The Detective Story Club Ltd

for Wm Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1929

‘The Body Snatcher’ first published by Pall Mall Gazette 1884

‘Markheim’ first published in Unwin’s Christmas Annual 1885

The Untold Sequel of the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

first published by Pinckney Pub. Co. 1890

‘Dr Jekyl’ first published by The Christopher Publishing House 1931

Introduction © Richard Dalby 2015

Cover design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1929, 2015

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008137212

Ebook Edition © August 2015 ISBN: 9780008137229

Version: 2015-08-19

Contents

Cover (#uad0358db-3b64-5346-b9e3-61bc978adcc1)

Title Page (#ub89516f5-32d0-574d-b520-bcdacfc81393)

Copyright (#ufadf95a8-3ac0-5800-ba7f-d8a1b77e0680)

INTRODUCTION (#u2d3fbd11-c491-5e0b-905d-683363f248ed)

STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE: BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (#ub6d84dd6-b930-520f-a919-d1c517dd941a)

Dedication (#u5743ec42-7f4c-5dc4-95f9-57aa90a5e9db)

CHAPTER I: STORY OF THE DOOR (#uacc85489-417a-5a86-bbfe-8f4c660ae2c5)

CHAPTER II: SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE (#u59a6b0c6-11fa-5649-a394-7df77ef803e5)

CHAPTER III: DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE (#uaee31e52-f39d-5f1e-a052-b4403969989e)

CHAPTER IV: THE CAREW MURDER CASE (#ue448dffe-fea3-5473-a65d-4d30a504efa9)

CHAPTER V: INCIDENT OF THE LETTER (#ub8097589-cace-50c4-b334-51463f269821)

CHAPTER VI: REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON (#u651fac12-0736-5d06-a87f-9f1c67021dac)

CHAPTER VII: INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW (#u03478d1b-322e-5cd5-a876-7a9e9f487b70)

CHAPTER VIII: THE LAST NIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER IX: DR. LANYON’S NARRATIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER X: HENRY JEKYLL’S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE (#litres_trial_promo)

AFTERWORD (#litres_trial_promo)

THE UNTOLD SEQUEL OF THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE: BY FRANCIS H. LITTLE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER I (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER II (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER III: CONFESSION OF EDWARD HYDE (#litres_trial_promo)

THE BODY SNATCHER: BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (#litres_trial_promo)

MARKHEIM: BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (#litres_trial_promo)

DR. JEKYL: BY ROBERT J. MCLAUGHLIN (#litres_trial_promo)