Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [Hardcover] Robert Louis Stevenson

Description

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and other stories Peebles Classic Library edition. Hardcover has some corner dinks. No dustjacket. Pages are clean and in good condition. The binding is secure.

This copy of Robert Louis Stevenson’s seminal gothic novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, offers collectors a window into the Victorian era’s fascination with the duality of human nature. Published in 1886, the book explores the dichotomy between good and evil through the lens of a respected doctor whose experiments unleash his darker, repressed desires. Stevenson’s vivid portrayal of Jekyll’s struggle against his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde, tapped into fin de siècle anxieties about the consequences of scientific advancement and the fragility of social mores. This Peebles Classic Library edition, though lacking a dust jacket, presents the complete text in a sturdy hardcover binding, its well-preserved pages a testament to the enduring allure of Stevenson’s cautionary tale. For collectors and readers alike, this volume offers an opportunity to delve into a literary masterpiece that continues to resonate with its probing examination of the complexities of the human psyche.