The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - No Spoilers

[Renato]

This is our September 2014 Old School Classic Read. This Thread is for general discussion, Please Avoid Spoilers.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Free for the Kindle. I am in. Also available free from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

If you haven't Googled Robert Louis Stevenson there is plenty to read on him. I like this site: http://www.robert-louis-stevenson.org

[Kirsten]

Another point. Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank, has written a book about Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife that actually talks about the background of J&H called Under the Wide and Starry Sky.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nice add, Kirsten! Added to my list to read.

[Kirsten]

Check out Diane Rehm's interview with the author: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/201...

[Suzie]

Although I've heard the reference to Jekyll & Hyde many times, I have never read this book. I'm enjoying it so far - and can see some similarities with The Picture of Dorian Gray

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

I enjoyed this story, and was disappointed when it ended. I would have liked it to go on longer. It's a remarkable look at human nature.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

We will reread The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for the March 2020 Revisit the Shelf Group read.

Please remember that spoilers are not to be discussed in this thread. Background information, discussion of book editions, or if you plan on reading with us this month would all be welcome!

[Pink]

I remember this being much shorter than I expected, but a good story. It's been blown into a much bigger tale and entered pop culture, so most people know what it's about, but it's nice to see the original.

[Sandra]

I've had this at home for year. I hope to finally get to it next month.

I know what it is about, but never watched the movie.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

We read it my Junior year of High School in 1979. At this point I have no idea what I remember from the book itself or from other sources. That should make it an interesting reread. I also like that it is easily available online and there is a nice sounding Librivox audiobook on youtube that is just over 3 hours long.

[Elizabeth]

I've read that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the story in six days while on a cocaine binge, which is probably one of my favourite literature facts. I haven't read the story since I was quite young, so this will be a good chance to reread it.

[Canavan]

It’s been quite a few years since I read this novella. I’ve been looking for an excuse to re-visit it for quite some time. Looking forward to the re-read and the discussion.

I was able to pick up an electronic copy of what appears to be a first edition of Stevenson’s work, published by Longmans, Green, and Co. in 1886.

[Karin]

I just read this in the past year or so, so plan to discuss since it's fairly fresh in my mind, but it's too soon for a reread.