Stevenson, R.L. THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE / THE MERRY MEN and Other Tales and Fables, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1999 (repr.).
Stevenson, R.L.
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE / THE MERRY MEN and Other Tales and Fables, Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1999 (repr.).
In-8º, de XX-232 pp., brochado. Integra os Wordsworth Classics; tem introdução e notas de Tim Middleton, prof. do University College of Ripon and York. Em Inglês.
“In seeking to discover his inner self, the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerising thriller is a terrifying study of the duality of man's nature, and it is the book which established Stevenson's reputation as a writer.
Also included in this volume is Stevenson's 1887 collection of short stories, The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables.
‘The Merry Men’ is a gripping Highland tale of shipwrecks and madness; ‘Markheim’, the sinister study of the mind of a murderer; ‘Thrawn Janet’, a spine-chilling tale of demonic possession; ‘Olalla’, a study of degeneration and incipient vampirism in the Spanish mountains; ‘Will O' the Mill’, a thought-provoking fable about a mountain inn-keeper; and ‘The Treasure of Franchard’, a study of French bourgeois life.” (from the backcover)
Numerosas adaptações foram feitas a partir desta obra, tanto para teatro, como cinema, gravações em áudio e rádio e até uma peça musical. A que trazemos foi estreada em 1996, Mary Reilly, de Stephen Frears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHHBYzgL-s
Sobre Robert Louis Stevenson (Edimburgo, 1850-1894) ver: http://robert-louis-stevenson.org/life/
Dim.: 20 x 13 cm