Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Two volumes in one. The mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll becomes the murderous Mr. Hyde in this timelss tale of terror, an allegory of humanity's capacity for both good and evil. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's prophetic classic, deals with the dangers inherent in the single-minded pursuit of science. It also portrays the injustice of a society that persecutes those who are "different." Could Dr. Frankenstein's creation have become a man rather than a monster? Disturbing, thought-provoking, and moving, Frankenstein is much more than a novel of terror.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1878

About the author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.

Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to come back to this book and give it one more star after realizing I gave it 3 stars out of my own desire for it to end with redemption. But that’s actually what makes this already captivating read such a great imagery of human experience. We are naturally evil and selfish & all so in need of compassion and love and this book paints a scary picture of the monster we become when we are depraved from that experience. I couldn’t put this book down; read it on a flight & finished it as I walked out of the airport.

For being an abbreviated version for a simpler read, this was still a captivating story. So much so that I think I’m going to go read the original Frankenstein.

Bonus: watch the Mary Shelley movie for some cinematic insight into the life she lived to inspire such a book.

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very abridged versions of both novels. Worked well with my middle school low-level readers.

[Skyla Christensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty solid edition for the classroom. It's abridged making it easier to read, but I wish I had the full version to really dive into the depth of the story.

[Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

8.
Victor Frankenstein made a large and man-kind creature who has no mame and like a monster. However, the creature rejected by Victor and many hummans. It leads to the deaths of Victor's lover,brother, father, and himself. The creature said that he desired love and fellowship, but was spurned. At the end of tje story, the creature plans to commit suicide. While I was reading this book, I rembered a muderer. He killed many rich people in Korea, because when he was child, he was poor, so he couldn't go to school. As a result, he felt abunded from world, and he began to hate rich people. I think it is same case. Usually, I forgot the poor, bit I remember them only for christmas. Probably, they need more interested by other people.

14.
Genre of this book is horror story, but I thought another part. Rejected and abused by another people, their incidence of crime increase. A writer seems want to marginalized people are interested by people. If this indifference continue they will be able to control themselves. Myabe, writer wants that hunman don't challenge to do of god, and more attention for poor people.

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frankenstein - 2.5 stars
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 4 stars