Preface by the General Editor; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Dedication; Contents; STORY OF THE DOOR; SEARCH FOR MR HYDE; DR JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE; THE CAREW MURDER CASE; INCIDENT OF THE LETTER; REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR LANYON; INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW; THE LAST NIGHT; DR LANYON'S NARRATIVE; HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE; Explanatory Notes; Appendix A: Manuscript Drafts; Appendix B: Early Editions and Translations; Textual Notes.
Richard Dury is Associate Professor at Bergamo University in Italy. Apart from work on English linguistics he is the editor of the Robert Louis Stevenson website and the associated Newsletters, and author of The Annotated Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1993).
Lovers of Stevenson's literary achievement [!] should rejoice at this most recent addition to the [!] Centenary Edition. [!] the cornucopia of aids to understanding the text supplied by Richard Dury [!] Who would have dreamed Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde had so much blood in it? Not that we would willingly surrender any of it. Confidence in Dury's judgment is aided and abetted by a surprisingly tolerant acceptance of competing versions of a particular explication. [!] This is a splendid edition. Dury's contribution is enormous, but all who helped him deserve recognition and high praise. -- Harold Orel The centenary edition marches majestically and triumphantly on! This is a splendid edition. After the text itself - refreshingly unobstructed by notes - are 31 pages of delightfully detailed explanatory notes, followed by two indexes, one of variants in manuscript drafts, the other describing early editions and translations. Dury follows this with amazingly specific notes on the manuscripts, a history of composition and publication and some brief comments on the present edition. This critical apparatus is uniformly precise, meticulous, and succinct. This is a major edition of a major work! Essential. Lovers of Stevenson's literary achievement [!] should rejoice at this most recent addition to the [!] Centenary Edition. [!] the cornucopia of aids to understanding the text supplied by Richard Dury [!] Who would have dreamed Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde had so much blood in it? Not that we would willingly surrender any of it. Confidence in Dury's judgment is aided and abetted by a surprisingly tolerant acceptance of competing versions of a particular explication. [!] This is a splendid edition. Dury's contribution is enormous, but all who helped him deserve recognition and high praise. The centenary edition marches majestically and triumphantly on! This is a splendid edition. After the text itself - refreshingly unobstructed by notes - are 31 pages of delightfully detailed explanatory notes, followed by two indexes, one of variants in manuscript drafts, the other describing early editions and translations. Dury follows this with amazingly specific notes on the manuscripts, a history of composition and publication and some brief comments on the present edition. This critical apparatus is uniformly precise, meticulous, and succinct. This is a major edition of a major work! Essential.
Stevenson's pioneering psychological thriller was released in 1886, but unlike 1883's Treasure Island and Kidnapped, also 1886, where the story is propelled through action, this tale is dominated by talk. The dreaded Edward Hyde remains an elusive character, appearing quite sparingly. Very little actually transpires, and the eventual solution to the mystery and the revelation of Hyde's true identity unfurl through Jekyll's first-person narrative related after his death. Despite its brief length, the familiar story moves slowly. Stevenson's prose, however, is crisp, lush, and a delight on audio. VERDICT Oscar-nominee Ian Holm acts the story rather than reads it, providing a virtuoso performance that's a treat for listeners. The novel's brevity makes it prime travel fodder or for playing aloud in a classroom to students. Nice price, too.-Mike Rogers, Library Journal (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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