Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Wordsworth Collector's Edition)

First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerising thriller is a terrifying study of the duality of man's nature. This volume also includes a collection of Stevenson's short stories.

Victorian society, Stevenson creates a gothic icon in the divided self that is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Born from a nightmare and anticipating Freud’s theory of the unconscious, Stevenson literalises the concepts of the supernatural doppelgänger and the split personality in a timeless tale of guilt, desire, and violence by which all subsequent ‘double’ stories must be judged. In seeking to cleanse his soul of sin, Dr Henry Jekyll instead unleashes a monster. First published in 1886, this tragic study of the duality of man established Stevenson’s international reputation as an author.

• Made in United Kingdom 
• Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
• Product language: English
• Pages: 288
• Weight: 330 g (11.64 oz)
• Dimensions: 12.9cm x 17.8cm (5.1" x 7")
• SKU: 9781840228359