"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson - Penguin Books, 2015 deluxe edition in purple soft leather binding with gilt imprint - 18cmx15cm - condition: about fine copy Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[1] is an 1886 Gothic horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English literature, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre. The novella has also had a sizeable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature.