基本信息出版社：Bantam Books
页码：98 页
出版日期：1982年03月
ISBN：055321277X
条形码：9780553212778
版本：1982-03-01
装帧：简装
开本：32开 Pages Per Sheet
丛书名：Bantam Classics
外文书名：化身博士
内容简介 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde1 is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll2, and the misanthropic man Edward Hyde. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of the psychopathology of a split personality; in mainstream culture the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has come to signify wild or polar behaviour.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was an immediate success and one of Stevenson's best selling works. Stage adaptations began in Boston and London within a year of its publication and it has gone on to inspire scores of major film and stage performances.
Synopsis
Everyone has a dark side. Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control. But soon he will discover that his double life comes at a hideous price.
Book Dimension
Height (mm) 176 Width (mm) 109
作者简介 Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Nov. 13, 1850, Edinburgh, Scot.-died Dec. 3, 1894, Vailima, Samoa) Scottish essayist, novelist, and poet. He prepared for a law career but never practiced. He traveled frequently, partly in search of better climates for his tuberculosis, which would eventually cause his death at age 44. He became known for accounts such as Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879) and essays in periodicals, first collected in Virginibus Puerisque (1881). His immensely popular novels Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889) were written over the course of a few years. A Child's Garden of Verses (1885) is one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. In his last years he lived in Samoa and produced works moving toward a new maturity, including the story “The Beach of Falesá” (1892) and the novel Weir of Hermiston (1896), his unfinished masterpiece.
媒体推荐 Customer Reviews
1.Classic, 26 Oct 2005
Reviewer: J. Buckingham (Kent, England)
This novel is a classic! Robert Louis Stevenson (of Treasure Island fame) had a dream/nightmare, awoke and immediately wrote down the tale; this novel.
It is only around 85 pages long which is very short, this however is a brilliant thing because most novels are way to long, this can be read again and again in no time!
The story is set in a sinister/magical Victorian London and as most people are aware; it is a tale of dual personality. The good Doctor Henry Jekyll creates a serum to turn himself back and forth into the evil Edward Hyde, after a little time however he cannot get rid of Hyde!
If you love literature, real honest to goodness classic British literature and gothic horror set in the magical world of Victorian, foggy London, then read this!
Classic.
2.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 16 May 2005
Reviewer: A reader
First time reading this book, it gave me a hard time knowing what was happening. But as I continued reading the book, I had to really keep in mind who each character was and had to know their part in the book. Because without knowing who is who, you wouldn't be able to understand what is happening.
Knowing that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the same person who transform into another. Mr. Hyde who is the evil side of Dr. Jekyll and appears to be seen only at night. Mr. Utterson the lawyer is an old friend and he notice something that had to be wrong because of Dr. Jekyll was not being himself lately. At the end Mr. Utterson, could not believe what he saw and did not know to believe or deny what he saw.
When I reached "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement Of The Case," that was when it got really interested. Also it helped me a lot to understand and know what happened and somewhat how it all happened. And so I would say the last chapter was the best and that was what made the book interesting. When reading it the second time you would know what happened in between of what the narrator said and Dr. Jekyll said.