Edinburgh University Press is delighted to announce a new scholarly edition ofRobert Louis Stevensons popular novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.First ... » 

Edinburgh University Press is delighted to announce a new scholarly edition ofRobert Louis Stevensons popular novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.First published as a shilling shocker it became an instant classic in 1886.The protagonist lives a doublelife by day working as a respectable doctor andby night roaming the back alleys of oldtown London. In the first six months ofpublication 40000 copies were sold and it remains one of the best tales everwritten about the divided self.This new edition contains a substantial introduction with the story ofcomposition amid difficulties first publication and early reception. Asurvey of the main critical interpretations is followed by a brief study of itslanguage and an overview of important derivative works stage plays filmscomic books graphic novels and retellings of various kinds.Key FeaturesThe most complete scholarly edition of Jekyll and Hydewith fullintroduction notes etc.The story of the composition and publication revealsnew details of interest to RLS biographersSummarizes the various criticalapproaches to Jekyll and HydeExplanatory notes cover archaic and Scotslanguage the origins and meanings of characters names and comment oncultural and literary allusions «