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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)

The London lawyer Mr. Utterson looks into the strange connection between his friend Dr. Jekyll and the violent Mr. Hyde.

First published 1886 · 10 chapters · about 26,000 words · Scotland

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Public domain. First published 1886; every creator of the text and cover art died by 1894 (Robert Louis Stevenson, author, d. 1894; Hans von Marées, cover painting, d. 1887). Public domain in the United States (published before 1931) and in countries whose copyright term is life plus 70 years or less, including Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Nigeria. Text and cover from Standard Ebooks, whose own work is dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0).

Rights checked 2026-10-23. Source: Standard Ebooks. Edition prepared by Standard Ebooks and dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Cover: painting by Hans von Marées (d. 1887), public domain.

A public-domain work by a historical author. Robert Louis Stevenson is not a contributor to The Insight Docket, and this book is not part of any contributor's readership or earnings.

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