THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Read Stevenson’s novel alongside its publication history, cultural contexts, and later interpretations.
Text and Context
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- The novel in its first British edition, corrected by Stevenson
- Contextual essays, letters, and explanatory footnotes
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- A Norton Critical Edition with seven illustrations
- Background materials on composition and reception
Where it sits
- 84%The Classics
- 77%Gothic Romance
- 59%Horror
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This Norton Critical Edition includes:The first British edition of the novel, published in 1886 by Longmans, Green, and Co., the only edition set directly from Stevenson’s manuscript and for which he read and corrected proofs.Deborah Lutz’s thorough introduction and detailed explanatory footnotes to the novel.Seven illustrations.A rich and relevant selection of background materials centered on the novel’s composition, reception, and historical and cultural contexts, alongside seven of Stevenson’s letters.Interpretative essays by Elaine Showalter, Jack Halberstam, Martin Danahay, and Stephen Arata.A chronology and a selected bibliography.About the Series Read more
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- Language Arts
- Literacy
- Authors
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Deborah Lutz
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Published
- November 8, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Language Arts