Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson is an English writer of Scottish descent, poet, author of adventure novels and stories, and the leading representative of English Neo-Romanticism. The struggle between good and evil became the main theme of his works. In "Strange Case... of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", there is a rethinking of the traditional theme of duality typical of Romanticism and Gothic novels through the lens of emerging science fiction, where the sinister counterpart gains freedom of action due to a split personality. By consuming a potion of his own making, Dr. Jekyll, a virtuous scientist, transforms into his terrifying counterpart Mr. Hyde, who is low-spirited and physically repugnant. The mysterious story of the enigmatic Henry Jekyll induces an unaccountable horror due to its inexplicability. The collection also includes mystical stories and novellas by Stevenson.