The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Original 1886 Deluxe Edition - Annotated

Classic Novels

De: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrado por: Helpful Matthew

“Man is not truly one, but truly two.” - Dr. Jekyll

Step into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London, where fog clings to the cobblestones and secrets are buried beneath polished appearances. In this timeless gothic novella, Robert Louis Stevenson unearths the terrifying duality of human nature — a tale as gripping today as it was upon its first publication in 1886.

At the heart of this dark and compelling narrative lies Dr. Henry Jekyll, a brilliant and respected scientist whose unquenchable thirst for knowledge leads him down a perilous path. Driven by the belief that every human being is not one, but two — a duality of good and evil coexisting in constant conflict - Jekyll concocts a potion that unlocks his darker self. Enter Mr. Edward Hyde: sinister, primal, and unbound by conscience. As Hyde begins to take control, the boundary between man and monster dissolves, leading to horrifying consequences.

“All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil.”

But this is not merely a tale of science gone awry or a man’s descent into madness. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde delves into the very core of Victorian anxiety — a society obsessed with propriety, appearances, and moral rectitude, yet haunted by the fear of what lies beneath. Through Stevenson’s elegant prose and atmospheric storytelling, listeners are invited to explore the repressed undercurrents of the human psyche, long before the age of Freud and psychoanalysis.

Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world — the rise of industrialization, the tensions of colonialism, and the moral rigidity of 19th-century Britain — this novella dares to confront the uncomfortable truth: that within even the most upright of souls, darkness can dwell. Stevenson crafts a haunting allegory, not only of split personality, but of the masks we wear to conceal our inner chaos. The novella questions whether true evil lies in acting immorally or in pretending that immorality doesn’t exist.

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