TY - BOOK AU - Stevenson, Robert Louis AU - Letley, Emma, ed. TI - The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Weir of Hermiston T2 - Oxford World's Classics SN - 0192834312 U1 - 823.8 PY - 1998/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - English fiction KW - English literature KW - Physicians KW - England--London KW - Young men KW - Scotland KW - Country life KW - Fathers and sons KW - Multiple personality KW - Self-experimentation in medicine N2 - The novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde centers on a London attorney named Gabriel John Utterson who looks into odd events involving his longtime friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and the sinister Edward Hyde. Because of the novella's influence, the mere phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has come to refer to someone whose moral character can vary greatly depending on the circumstance. The riveting conflict between two diametrically opposed personalities—one fundamentally good and the other evil—over one man's soul is depicted in the novella ER -