<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate reader friendly type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. <p/>This edition of <i>Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</i> includes an Introduction and Afterword by Charles L. Grant. <p/>British lawyer Mr. Utterson had proof. Hyde was a foul, twisted, shrunken creature who had brutally stomped a little girl and beaten an old man to death--for no reason. Hyde left a trail of evil across London; the mere sight of him made stranger violent with fear and disgust... <p/><i>But Hyde was Dr. Jekyll's sole heir.</i> <p/>And that made no sense at all. Henry Jekyll was the kindest, most civil, most respected man in England. What power could a monster like Hyde hold over Jekyll's soul? Utterson vowed to solve the mystery, and free his friend from Hyde's clutches...until his hunt led to a horror beyond blackmail, beyond extortion; to a secret so shocking, so sickening, so personal--<i>That the sheer terror of the truth could drive men mad...</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The doppelganger, the ghostly double infecting the soul, was popular fictional subject for late nineteenth-century writers, and it found its most brilliant realization in Robert Louis Stevenson's story of Dr Jekyll, whose reckless genius allows him to bring his own appalling double to life.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON </b>(1850-1894) was born in Scotland. His many acclaimed works include <i>Treasure Island</i> and <i>A Child's Garden of Verses</i>.</p>
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