Thrillers

 

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

- Author name: Robert Louis Stevenson

- Date published: 1886

While the twist of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is well known by most people, the original book is still well worth a read. It follows a London lawyer, John Gabriel Utterson, who is determined to investigate a possible connection between his close friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and Jekyll’s unlikely new associate, the evil Edward Hyde. The book is made all the more chilling when we realize it is, at its core, about how easily the evil inside of us can take control of our lives if we don’t keep it in check.