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"The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" is a gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" entering the vernacular to refer to people with an unpredictably dual nature: outwardly good, but sometimes shockingly evil.

A Child's Garden of Verses is a children’s poetry work by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, containing poems with themes of childhood, illness, play, and solitude.

Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879), a pioneering classic of outdoor literature, is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest published works. It gives an account of his 12 day, 200 kilometer hiking journey through the sparsely populated areas of the Cévennes mountains in south-central France. The Cévennes was the site of a Protestant rebellion around 1702, which was severely suppressed by Louis XIV. Stevenson was well-versed in the history and evokes scenes from the rebellion as he passes through the area of the rebellion during the final days of his trek.

Está todo permitido en la profesión médica, para poder investigar? Unos amigos están una noche bebiendo en una taberna, cuando entra el Dr. MacFarlane, que resulta ser un antiguo compañero de estudios de Medicina de uno de los presentes, Fettes, cuando ambos estaban a las órdens del Dr. Robert Knox.Al mirarse los dos recuerdan las experiancias que vivieron sobre la forma irregular que el Dr. Knox tenía de procurarse el material de investigación.

Inside this delightful collection, you'll uncover seven tales from literary legends whose work shaped the world of writing. From gothic horror to existentialist reflections on life and society, inside you'll also find your fair share of adventures, fantastical places, compelling characters, and moral lessons.

As well as writing Treasure Island and Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote the perennially popular A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), a collection of poems for younger readers. Many of Stevenson's greatest poems were included in that volume. Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites six of these favorites including "Looking-Glass River", "My Shadow", and "Sing Me a Song of a Lad that is Gone".

The Robert Louis Stevenson Collection is a must-have addition for anyone’s library of classic literature. Robert Louis Stevenson has been a pillar of classical literature since the late 1800s and has brought us tales that have exhilarated and scintillated readers for more than a century since their publishing. This collection brings you three classic tales that are suitable for a range of tastes and ages.

The audiobook includes a historical introduction, an overview, study of themes, and a list of the best famous quotes of R.L. Stevenson's popular work Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The novel revolves around an investigation carried out by a London lawyer Gabriel John Utterson concerning the strange relationship between his client - Dr. Jekyll - and Mr. Hyde. The novella had a huge impact on modern culture, so much so, that the phrase “Jekyll and Hyde” became a common way of describing someone's dual nature.

The Silverado Squatters is Robert Louis Stevenson's travel memoir of his 1880 honeymoon trip with his bride and her son Lloyd Osbourne to Napa Valley, California. On May 19, 1880, he married Fanny Vandegrift, and they decided to spend their honeymoon in a three-story bunkhouse at an abandoned mining camp called "Silverado" in the Mayacamas Mountains. The book offers fascinating historical views of late 19th-century California. During their two-month honeymoon, Stevenson visits a petrified forest, encounters some wine growers, and meets various colorful characters.

In this personal account of the Civil War, William G. Stevenson was impressed into the Confederate Army, serving in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama in the hospital service from mid-1861 until June 1862, when he escaped to the North. This is a "narrative of personal adventures in the infantry, ordnance, cavalry, courier, and hospital services, with an exhibition of the power, purposes, earnestness, military despotism, and demoralization of the South". First published in 1862.

En esta novela ambientada en el Londres del siglo XIX, el autor nos presenta el dilema entre bien y mal personificados en la persona del Dr. Jekyll y en Mr. Hyde. Además de los misterios de la naturaleza humana situados en la personalidad múltiple del personaje, también se aprecian otros temas como el avance de la ciencia, que ha llevado al hombre a la posición de situarse como un ser superior capaz de desafiar a la propia naturaleza.

London, 1880. Dr. Henry Jekyll ist ein bei allen beliebter Arzt und Forscher. Aber in letzter Zeit verhält er sich merkwürdig. Seine guten Freunde, der Anwalt Charles Utterson und der Arzt Dr. Arthur Lanyon, vermuten einen Zusammenhang mit dem plötzlichen Auftauchen des zwielichtigen Mr. Hyde. Wird Dr. Jekyll erpresst oder verbirgt sich hinter allem ein noch viel schlimmeres Geheimnis?

Im englischen Gasthaus "Zum Admiral Benbow" quartiert sich ein alter Seemann ein, Bill Bones. Jim Hawkins findet bald heraus, dass er Angst vor einem Einbeinigen hat und ihn irgendetwas Seltsames umgibt. Eines Nachts wird der trunksüchtige Bones von einem Seemann aufgesucht. Was treibt der unheimliche Pirat John Silver? Bei der Suche nach dem Schatz gerät der junge Jim Hawkins in große Gefahr.

Set in mid-15th-century Paris, the tale centers around Francis Villon, a man with poetic sensibilities, long since driven to crime out of desperation and poverty. After fleeing from a tavern along with all other patrons after a grisly murder is committed on premises, Villon desperately visits a series of one-time acquaintances hoping to find shelter from the cold weather and certain death. Along the way, Villon ruminates on morality, honor, and poverty.

Inhaltsbeschreibung: London im Jahr 1880. Dr. Henry Jekyll ist ein beliebter Arzt und Wissenschaftler. Aber in letzter Zeit verhält er sich merkwürdig. Seine beiden Freunde, der Anwalt Gabriel Utterson und der Arzt Dr. Hastie Lanyon vermuten einen Zusammenhang mit dem plötzlichen Auftauchen des zwielichtigen Edward Hyde, der besonders nachts in London sein Unwesen treibt. Eher zufällig kommt der angesehene Anwalt Utterson diesem Mr. Hyde auf die Schliche und ist umso überraschter, als er herausfindet, dass dieser Mann sogar einen sehr engen Kontakt zu seinem besten Freund Dr. Jekyll unterhält.

Dr Jekyll, a charming doctor explores the possibility of dividing the dark and light side of her personality, but in doing this she creates a monster, Eleanor Hyde. For many years she manages to live under the radar, keeping her dark secret unknown to those around her. However, gradually her evil side gains strength until Dr Jekyll is overwhelmed by Eleanor Hyde, to disastrous consequences. An exploration of human duality and forces of good and evil, this modern retelling is compelling and eerie and retains the disturbing nature of the original text.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" entering the vernacular to refer to people with an unpredictably dual nature.

Vanha, rommia juova merimies kirjautuu sisään Englannin länsirannikolla sijaitsevaan majataloon ja pyytää muutamaa lanttia vastaan majatalon isännän poikaa Jim Hawkinsia, pitämään silmällä erästä puujalkaista miestä. Paikalle ilmestyy kuitenkin toinen, uhkaava mies - jolta puuttuu kaksi sormea - vaatien osaa vanhan merimiehen väitetystä aarrekartasta. Merimiehen vaivuttua juovuksiin Jim todella löytää kartan miehen laivakirstusta. Pian Hispaniola-alus asettuu kurssiinsa kohti suurta merirosvoseikkailua muun muassa tohtori Livesay kyydissään.

The Weird Circle, featuring tales of terror and horror, aired from 1943-1947, mainly on the Mutual radio network. This episode was originally broadcast on May 20, 1945.

Suppose you could travel the streets in a perfect disguise and commit any crime, indulge any vice, do whatever you wanted, to anyone you wanted, unburdened by guilt or remorse, and no one would ever know it was you. What would you do? Would you ever stop? Would you still be yourself? Or can a creature without compassion, without self-restraint, without morals, still be called human at all?