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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert, Louise Stevenson
Retold by Peter Crowther
Illustrated by Vanessa Lubach
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:64
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130
ISBN/Barcode 9781906230159
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Real Reads
Imprint Real Reads
Publication Date 11 December 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In London's respectable society, Jekyll's friends grow concerned. Why has Jekyll suddenly changed his will, and what is his connection with the frightening Mr Hyde? In London's squalour, a child is trampled and an elderly gentleman brutally murdered. Why do all fingers point towards Mr Hyde? Is Jekyll strong enough to resist Hyde's strange power? Are Jekyll's friends strong enough to help? In this exploration of two sides of Victorian London and two sides of human nature, the conflict between good and evil has been given a terrifying twist.

Author Biography

The real life adventures of author Robert Louis Stevenson rival those of his famous fictional characters. Born into a strictly religious, middle-class Edinburgh family, he later rebelled and refused to follow his father into the lighthouse construction business, opting instead for a literary career and marriage to Fanny, the love of his life and a crack-shot American divorcee. His travels took him to France, America and the South Pacific. Stevenson was an atheist and free spirit - in Samoa, where he died - and he fought in a civil war for independence. In 1886, the blockbuster novel Kidnapped was published - a dramatic adventure of abduction and life on the run in the wilds of Scotland. Stevenson died in 1894, just 44 years old. The Samoan natives, who were devoted to Stevenson, cut a track through the jungle to create a resting place for him on top of the mountain above his beloved Vailima estate. VANESSA LUBACH has been working as an illustrator, painter and printmaker since graduating from Brighton Art School in 1990. She lives in Norwich with her illustrator husband Peter and her three children.