First published 1886
Dr Jekyll raises a glass to his lips and swallows the liquid in one gulp. His face turns black as his features melt and reshape themselves. The respectable physician has discovered a way to split his nature, releasing his dark impulses through the form of Edward Hyde. Hyde prowls the fog-covered streets of London, committing acts of violence that Jekyll could never imagine. The police hunt for the killer while Jekyll struggles to control his transformations. Each time he drinks the potion, Hyde grows stronger and more vicious. Jekyll realizes he has unleashed something he cannot contain. The boundary between his civilized self and his savage alter ego begins to dissolve. London becomes a battleground between two sides of the same man, with innocent lives hanging in the balance.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, mystery, horror, thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: doppelganger, unreliable-narrator
Setting: London
Period: 19th-century
224 pages · Paperback · Penguin Classics
Content warnings: violence