Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde.

"Dr Jekyll", "Mr Hyde", and "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" redirect here. For the protagonist of the novella, see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character). For other uses, see Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (disambiguation).

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Title page of the first London edition (1886)
AuthorRobert Louis Stevenson
Original titleStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherLongmans, Green & Co.
Publication date
5 January 1886
Pages141 (first edition)
ISBN978-0-553-21277-8
TextStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Wikisource

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre. The novella has also had a sizeable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature.

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