The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson · audio summary, about 8 min

In Victorian London, lawyer Gabriel Utterson investigates the sinister Edward Hyde, only to uncover a terrifying link to his respected friend Dr. Henry Jekyll.

Key ideas

• Human identity contains both virtuous and destructive impulses rather than a single moral state.
• Repressing base desires behind social propriety causes hidden impulses to emerge with greater savagery.
• Scientific attempts to isolate and indulge immoral behavior risk irrevocable loss of self-control.

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