Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The provided text offers excerpts from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," alongside analysis of its cultural and literary contexts and other short stories by Stevenson. The analysis discusses the impact of stage adaptations of "Jekyll and Hyde," particularly Richard Mansfield's performance, and the unexpected connection to the Jack the Ripper murders. It also explores Stevenson's life and influences, including his health, his literary friendships, and the pervasive Scottish and Calvinist themes in his work, even when set in London. The various excerpts from "Jekyll and Hyde" detail the narrative progression through the perspectives of Utterson, Lanyon, and Jekyll himself, focusing on the mysterious connection between the two main characters, Jekyll's scientific experiments in a former dissecting room evoking grave-robbing history, and Hyde's repulsive nature.