A fascinating story by a Scottish neo-romanticist and author of many adventure books about the duality of human nature. Revered London doctor Henry Jekyll believes that everyone carries two opposing characters: overt righteousness and goodness, and hidden evil, aggression and a desire for destruction. He conducts chemical experiments to invent a potion that radically alters personality. Under the cover of darkness, Dr. Jekyll transforms into the cruel Mr. Hyde, who is the embodiment of evil. Jekyll, unable to come to terms with the deeds performed by himself under the persona of Hyde, commits suicide. Stevenson's novel is considered a portrait of a psychopathological dual personality. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was quickly a huge success and became one of R.L. Stevenson's bestsellers. The first stage adaptations of the book appeared a year after its publication, and the novella became the canvas for many films.
In addition, it also contains short stories: The Graveyard Hyena, The Suicide Club and The Devil in the Flask
1st edition, in the cult series "With a Key".
Iskry, Warsaw 1966
Format: 175 x 130 mm, 280s.
Dampstains, scuffs and rubbing, small signature on title page, pencil mark on back cover.
