Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Interesting Facts

• The idea for the book came to the author in a dream, and he wrote the first draft in just three days.
• The book explores the theme of the duality of human nature, showing how good and evil can coexist within one person.
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have become archetypes for many subsequent works exploring split personality.
• Initially, Stevenson's wife disapproved of the draft, and he burned it, then wrote a new version.
• The book was published in 1886 and immediately became a bestseller, selling 40,000 copies in the first six months.