Things are often hidden for a reason. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll spends quite a bit of time hiding an evil Mr. Hyde from respectable Mr. Utterson, a close friend. However, Utterson refuses to give up the search for the relation between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Robert Louis Stevenson’s story, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is a dark, timeless tale that links good and evil while pushing the restraints of Victorian society.
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He was the only son of his parents. As a child, he was bed ridden due to chronic health problems. He had a nurse, Allison Cunningham, who took care of him. She would read him books such as Pilgrim’s Progress and The Old Testament which greatly …show more content…
In May of 1888, he moved to the South Seas with his wife, stepson, and mother. He fell in love with the area, and bought land in Apia, Samoa, where he wrote many of his short stories and novels. He lived there until December 3, 1894 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage (Poetry Foundation).
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. Stevenson was having a nightmare in which he dreamed of the concept of Jekyll and Hyde. When he was awoken by his wife, he complained to her that he “was dreaming a fine bogey tale”. Stevenson sat at his desk and wrote the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—a manuscript of 30,000 words—in a short three days (Doyle).
After hearing the manuscript, his wife Fanny responded with criticism saying that he “had made it merely a story….when it should have been a masterpiece,” (Doyle). After hearing this from his wife, Stevenson was enraged and threw the manuscript into fire. Not too long after this, a calm Stevenson was regretting his decision. He sat down again to write and, three days later, the strange case returned. However, this time the novel was dedicated to his cousin Katharine, rather than to his wife
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He was the only son of his parents. As a child, he was bed ridden due to chronic health problems. He had a nurse, Allison Cunningham, who took care of him. She would read him books such as Pilgrim’s Progress and The Old Testament which greatly …show more content…
In May of 1888, he moved to the South Seas with his wife, stepson, and mother. He fell in love with the area, and bought land in Apia, Samoa, where he wrote many of his short stories and novels. He lived there until December 3, 1894 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage (Poetry Foundation).
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. Stevenson was having a nightmare in which he dreamed of the concept of Jekyll and Hyde. When he was awoken by his wife, he complained to her that he “was dreaming a fine bogey tale”. Stevenson sat at his desk and wrote the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—a manuscript of 30,000 words—in a short three days (Doyle).
After hearing the manuscript, his wife Fanny responded with criticism saying that he “had made it merely a story….when it should have been a masterpiece,” (Doyle). After hearing this from his wife, Stevenson was enraged and threw the manuscript into fire. Not too long after this, a calm Stevenson was regretting his decision. He sat down again to write and, three days later, the strange case returned. However, this time the novel was dedicated to his cousin Katharine, rather than to his wife