From Amazon.com Review:
The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self. |
Wow, now I definitely want to read this, it sounds seriously spooky. I have wanted to read more Robert Louis Stevenson since I read Treasure Island recently. I didn't get that into. I have another one of his books on my case at home, its non-fiction but the title escapes me right now. Its from about 1923 from memory and has beautiful binding.
ReplyDeleteThis is on my TBR pile. This further piques my interest for sure! :-)
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Cool! That is yet another classic that I have never read. My teaser is from Blood Song by Cat Adams.
ReplyDeleteNice teaser, very intriguing. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
ReplyDeleteThis is another book already on my TBR...
ReplyDeleteI have this one in my TBR pit, it's been there for ages. I may have to bring it out and give it a try.
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ReplyDeleteDr J and Dr H, lol - great teaser for it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome teaser! Thanks for coming by my blog today!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday! I just love this meme! I get to see so many great books. Have a great week, happy reading.
ReplyDeleteYou know, it has never occurred to me to read the original. Doy! *rushing off to get a copy.*
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I want to read this book! Hope you enjoy it
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Great teaser, I've always wanted to read this, how are you enjoying it? :)
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It's great to see that many of the classics are free to download. Nice choice for reading.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great teaser! Haven't read this one (hard to believe, since it's a classic). :)
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! I haven't read this one, although it's been on my list for quite some time. Hope you're enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting! Thanks for the teaser, and thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! It has been a while since I read that book, you make me want to pick it up again! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your teaser!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser from a great book!
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Great teaser! Thanks for stopping by earlier this week!
ReplyDeleteOoooh. This makes me want to read the book. Awesome teaser!
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