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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Paper book: €17.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1886
Bilingual edition
12 June 2026
Pages
194
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Horror, Psychology, Science Fiction
Moods
Get the chills, Understand myself, Think it through
Translated from
English

Book summary

In London, the lawyer Mr Utterson is worried about his old friend Dr Jekyll, a respected physician. In his will, Jekyll leaves everything he owns to a certain Mr Hyde, a brutal man whom everyone fears. Utterson investigates to understand what binds these two men.

This short novel is about the dark side everyone carries within, and leads to one of the most famous revelations in literature.

Its fast pace makes it an ideal classic to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Who is this Mr Hyde? Night after night, Mr Utterson, a London lawyer, watches a small door. He wants to see the face of Mr Hyde, to whom his friend Dr Jekyll means to leave everything he owns.

The world of the book

A city of fog and secrets. In Queen Victoria’s London, a gentleman must stay above reproach: a single rumour can ruin his good name. Behind the façades, in the fog and under the gas lamps, everyone hides a secret.

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