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This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitely produced paperback. The book design, based on the original first edition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on the title page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable font that is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes a foreword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure" like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and compares Stevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe, Wilde, and Dickens.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes, "I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefully sculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments I had to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more important to stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde's face." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Thrilling audio adaption: Theatre for the mind!,
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This review is from: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Audio Cassette)
I'm the guy who wrote the adaption for the monterey soundworks audio cassette version of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Just to explain what the product isn't: it isn't a book on tape. What it is: is a dramatization of the story with many different talented voice acters, intriguing sound effects and original music. The story is brought to life through the characters and the action. What you don't get is some English guy reading to you out of the book.Being an adaption runing approximately 80 minutes, some changes had to be made, especially since the original text is either a novella or a long short story! The most notable change is the expansion of the Inspector's role as he joins Utterson (Dr. Jekyll's lawyer) in investigating the mysterious Mr. Hyde. Other than that, the adaption faithfully delivers the story of Dr. Jekyll exploring the duality of nature that exists in man, and the disastrous results of what he found. This adaption won a 1999 Independent Publisher Award. Give a listen to the monterey soundworks audio cassette version and let me know what you think. Email me at jmatmckinley@yahoo.com. Thanks.
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Great edition of a classic!,
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This review is from: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Hardcover)
Once again, the Everyman hardback edition doesn't disappoint. The high quality book matches the stories inside (the edition also includes some of Stevenson's other short stories). Everybody knows the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but I'll bet if you ask around you won't find many people who have read it! Do yourself a favor and buy this book, curl up one evening and discover imagery and prose that are rarely matched today.
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"If he be Mr. Hyde," he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek.",
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This review is from: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paperback)
Atty. Mr. Utterson is worried, as the keeper of Dr Henry Jekyll's will. The will gives everything to Edward Hyde incase of Henry's death or disappearance. Mr. Utterson met the hideous Hyde once and does not trust him. Well it looks like Henry's will will have to be executed as the housekeeper; Mr. Pool thinks Hyde hid Henry's body.Once again, I saw Spencer Tracy before I read the book, so I was anticipating a different type of story. I read "Treasure Island" so I am familiar with Stevenson's writing style but I did not realize that this story was more of a mystery that draws the conclusion and revelation in the end. The explanation of man and his duel personality is excellent and I suspect he draws on personal experience. I read the kindle version. It was sparse and strait forward; there was not a lot of fluff and speculation from other personalities. I made sure that the text-to speech was activated before purchasing. This helped but I had to keep reminding myself that the names were mispronounced. In any event without the kindle I probably would have bought the book but not gotten around to reading it for a few years. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Double Feature (1932/1941)
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