The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (annotated)

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The Introduction clarifies the story of composition; there is an analysis of the strange language of the text; and the main traditions of interpretation are examined.

There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but they're clean. Several of the servants try to speak up, but Poole silences them and leads Utterson through the back garden, warning the lawyer that if "by any chance" Jekyll asks him into his private room, don't go. Strangely enough, the check bore the name of a very reputable man; furthermore, and in spite of Enfield’s suspicions, it proved to be legitimate and not a forgery.

For example, they find a pious book which Jekyll had held in great esteem, "annotated in his own hand with startling blasphemies. It is the assumption that the reader has an advanced vocabulary and does not need to know the definitions of commonly used and known words. I am quite sure of him," replied Jekyll; "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. At last, on a frosty night, when the street is silent and sounds are sharply magnified, Utterson hears someone approaching.

Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886, is a classic tale of duality and the consequences of unchecked scientific experimentation. The definitive edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal tale of depraved murder and unrelenting horror, introduced by Joe Hill, annotated by Edgar-winner Leslie S. The mysterious association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll and despicable lowlife Edward Hyde is a puzzle to Dr Jekyll's friends, including his lawyer Gabriel Utterson. The foggy and ominous streets of Victorian London provide a fitting backdrop to the unfolding mystery, contributing to the suspenseful atmosphere of the narrative.Jekyll's transformed personality, Hyde, was evil, self-indulgent, and uncaring to anyone but himself.