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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' was published in 1886 and is one of the best known of Stevenson's novels. It concerns the way in which an individual is made up of contrary emotions and desires: some good and some evil. Through the curiosity of Utterson, a lawyer, we learn of the ugly and violent Mr Hyde and his odd connection to the respectable Dr Jekyll. A brutal murder follows. The dead man is one of Utterson's clients, Sir Danvers Carew. The murder weapon was a cane that belonged to Dr Jekyll. The lawyer therefore becomes entangled in the strange world of Dr Jekyll. The story follows Utterson quest to find the truth out about the doctor and find a source to his uncharacteristic behaviour.

Dr. Jekyll is a physician who believes there are two sides to every person, a good side and an evil side. He feels guilty about the evil he holds within and believes that by that by producing another being based......

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