Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales

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ISBN(EAN) 9780199536221
Издатель Oxford University Press
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Автор Robert Louis Stevenson
Язык Английский
Серия Oxford World's Classics
Возрастные ограничения 16+
Рекомендуемый возраст 16+
Формат Мягкая обложка
Страницы 256
Год издания 2008
Рейтинг 3.5
Вес (грамм) 196
Размер (мм) 197(д) х 128(ш) х 16(в)
 

Stevenson's short novel, published in 1886, became an instant classic. It was a Gothic horror that originated in a feverish nightmare, whose hallucinatory setting in the murky back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime and violence. The respectable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original and thrilling endings in English literature.

In addition to Jekyll and Hyde, this edition also includes a number of short stories and essays written by Stevenson in the 1880s, minor masterpieces of fiction and comment: 'The Body Snatcher', 'Markheim', and 'Olalla' feature grave-robbing, a sinister double, and degeneracy, while 'A Chapter on Dreams' and 'A Gossip on Romance' discuss artistic creation and the 'romance' form. Appendixes provide extracts from contemporary writings on personality disorder, which set Stevenson's tale in its full historical context.
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