The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
British novelist, 1850–1894.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- First published
- 1886
- Length
- 104 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Gothic and horror, Psychological, Crime, Speculative
Is The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph, 2009) | No. 63 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The edition we link to is the Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) paperback (2022), 104 pages.
- Publisher
- Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) (paperback, 2022)
- Pages
- 104
- ISBN
- 9781789089479
How critics and readers rate The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
If you liked The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, try Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre or Crime and Punishment.
