Discover the mesmerizing tale of two personalities in a war over the soul of one man with this gorgeous collectible edition of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a tale of Victorian horror. The personalities of the pleasant Dr. Jekyll and the violent Mr. Hyde vie for control over a single body. This gothic horror novel is presented alongside five short stories by author Robert Louis Stevenson: A Lodging for the Night The Suicide Club The Body-Snatcher The Bottle Imp & The Isle of Voices This collectible edition of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde features: An elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designs Introduction by English scholar and professor Allen Grove Unabridged text A timeline of the life and times of Robert Louis Stevenson This lovely classic is a perfect gift or a wonderful addition to your home library. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, Chartwell Deluxe Editions offer beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

スティーヴンソンが描いたのは、単なる善悪の対立ではありません。本作の真髄は、理性的で高潔な人間の中に潜む「破壊的な衝動」を、当時のヴィクトリア朝社会の偽善と絡めて暴き出した点にあります。ジキル博士の苦悩は、現代を生きる我々が抱える自己矛盾そのものであり、その内省的な筆致は、ホラーの枠を超えた深遠な人間ドラマとして読む者の魂を激しく揺さぶります。 霧に包まれたロンドンの街並みが生む閉塞感と、実験室の不気味な静寂。スティーヴンソンは、緻密な文体で心理的な恐怖を風景へと昇華させました。ハイドという「純粋な悪」が解き放たれた時、読者は自身の内側に潜む「もう一人の自分」と対峙せざるを得なくなります。これは人間の魂の深淵を覗き込む、永遠に色褪せない禁断の鏡なのです。