The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson's famous portrait of the duality of man and his capacity for evil, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, has become an integral part of the literature canon. In this disturbing tale of good and evil, the distinguished Dr. Jekyll creates a serum that can transform him into his remorseless, twisted alter ego Mr. Hyde. As Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll lives out his lustful, unsated vices that would, if discovered, lead to his public disgrace. Stevenson's classic tale can be read as a critique of the frequent hypocrisy of Victorian society, full of repression and often-false virtue.