{"product_id":"dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1","title":"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde","description":"\u003cp\u003e'...man is not truly one, but truly two.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this powerful deconstruction of Calvinist belief and the hypocrisy at the heart of Victorian society, Stevenson creates a gothic icon in the divided self that is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Born from a nightmare and anticipating Freud's theory of the unconscious, Stevenson literalises the concepts of the supernatural \u003cem\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/em\u003e and the split personality in a timeless tale of guilt, desire, and violence by which all subsequent 'double' stories must be judged. In seeking to cleanse his soul of sin, Dr Henry Jekyll instead unleashes a monster. First published in 1886, this tragic study of the duality of man established Stevenson's international reputation as an author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis volume also contains Stevenson's 1887 collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables, \u003c\/em\u003e which includes a further exploration of the mind of a murderer, 'Markheim', and the occult tales of terror, 'The Merry Men', 'Olalla', and 'Thrawn Janet'. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948096127207,"sku":"9781840228359","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_1a602e1a-5e33-453a-82d5-399fa6b112b7.jpg?v=1775507966","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}