Historical context of the compelling book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is met with multiple forms of literary criticism pertaining to context of the book itself. Many believe that Stevenson’s reasoning behind the book was derived from his surroundings while others such as Joyce Moss believe his novella comes from Stevenson’s diverse and religiously dominated childhood. Although each literary critic makes an insightful claim about Jekyll and Hyde, the most logical is Patrick Brantlinger’s work which is supported through numerous peices of textual evidence and
