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"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," published in 1886, became a bestseller with 40,000 copies sold in six months. The narrative is inspired by the true story of Deacon Brodie, an Edinburgh carpenter who led a secret double life and ultimately faced execution. Stevenson had previously written a play about this case as a teenager, titled "Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life," which was performed in 1882. The impetus for the novella came from a vivid dream in late September or early October 1885, after which Stevenson quickly drafted a first version. While recovering in Bournemouth, he experienced a near-fatal hemorrhage just before the dream and wrote almost feverishly. His wife criticized the initial draft, leading Stevenson to burn it and produce an allegorical second version within a week. The story blends various narrative styles and features a distinct tonal shift between the narrator and the embedded documents, showcasing Stevenson’s stylistic virtuosity, which was essential to preserve in translation.
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Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hide / Dr. Jekyll ve Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Title
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hide / Dr. Jekyll ve Mr. Hyde
- Language
- English, Turkish
- Authors
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Publisher
- Gökçe Publisher
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 605451900X
- ISBN13
- 9786054519002
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Horror, Suspense, Supernatural Phenomena, Murders, 19th century, England, Secrets, Great Britain, Adapted for Film, English Literature, Novellas, Horror Short Stories, London, Gothic, Selected works, Bilingual Edition, Monsters, Gothic Horror, Imagination, Scary Stories, Madness, Scientists, Schizophrenia, Victorian Fantasy, New Romanticism
- First published
- 1886
- Original title
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," published in 1886, became a bestseller with 40,000 copies sold in six months. The narrative is inspired by the true story of Deacon Brodie, an Edinburgh carpenter who led a secret double life and ultimately faced execution. Stevenson had previously written a play about this case as a teenager, titled "Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life," which was performed in 1882. The impetus for the novella came from a vivid dream in late September or early October 1885, after which Stevenson quickly drafted a first version. While recovering in Bournemouth, he experienced a near-fatal hemorrhage just before the dream and wrote almost feverishly. His wife criticized the initial draft, leading Stevenson to burn it and produce an allegorical second version within a week. The story blends various narrative styles and features a distinct tonal shift between the narrator and the embedded documents, showcasing Stevenson’s stylistic virtuosity, which was essential to preserve in translation.