The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town . of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. . It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. You start a question, and it's like Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and It was a man of the name of Hyde." "H'm," said Mr. Utterson. night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. "I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. The fellow had a key; and what's more, he has it still. For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted. ", "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Enfield recalls a story involving the door. Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the The appendices offer students and scholars alike interesting and important insights into the cultural context of the novel. "And you never asked about the--place with the door?" child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but "What sort of a man is he to see? 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The many appendices include a range of contemporary reactions to the novel; a selection of Victorian views on criminality and degeneracy; descriptions of Soho and London's West End in the 1880s; and a portfolio of newspaper accounts of and reaction to the 'Jack the Ripper' murders. ", By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from SparkNotes and verify that you are over the age of 13. You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. "and what was that? It makes a number of important contexts for interpretation available through its accessible but intriguing assemblage of ancillary documents. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the childs body and left her screaming on the ground. lose them. Enfield is sure he did. into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept Richard. It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in . From William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out (1890) Appendix J: "Jack the Ripper" 1. There are three windows looking on the Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might, have supposed would be an end to it. "Here is another lesson to say nothing," said he. It was a man of the name of Hyde. John Addington Symonds to Robert Louis Stevenson, 3 March 1886 5. 'Name your the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this as He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages;[3] and though he enjoyed the theater, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. Black Mail House is what I call the place coolness--frightened too, I could see that--but carrying it This document was downloaded from Lit2Go, a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format published by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. on 50-99 accounts. the ground. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. As you can see from this snippet there's a story afoot that paves the way for the rest of the novel. ", "Danahay's edition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde places that text in a variety of important and enriching contexts, using selections from Stevenson's letters and other relevant works, as well as contemporary reviews and responses (including a Punch parody and an early adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde for the stage). at last he struck. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the weekdays. "You are sure he used a key?" "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. returned Mr. Enfield. I gave But he was quite easy and sneering. as wild as harpies. You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back-garden and the family have to change their name. screaming child. knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and "I shake hands on that, Richard. His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. "This classic tale . circumstance. "Did you ever remark that door?" No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,', 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself.'. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a For an in-depth understanding of Stevenson's masterpiece of horror this is the text of choice. Street after street and all the folks asleepstreet after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a churchtill at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. "But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. Coutts's[15], drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I 'Well, it was this way,' returned Mr. Enfield: 'I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. ", "He is not easy to describe. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished "[22], The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then March 04, 2023. certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Lit2Go Edition). is because I know it already. ", The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours. 'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come. like running. Especially interesting are the selections from nineteenth-century psychology. What are they, and what is being compared in these metaphors? There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could, for they were as wild as harpies. as wild as harpies. . ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the March 3, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, begins to long for the sight of a policeman. ", "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. 10), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. Blackmail, I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth. The cheque was genuine.". I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and killing being out of the question, we did the next best. he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I well-known man about town. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. "But I happen to have noticed his address; he lives in some square or other.". From F.H. from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. Acknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Robert Louis Stevenson: A Brief Chronology A Note on the Text The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Appendix A: Stevensons "A Chapter on Dreams" (1888) Appendix B: Stevensons "Markheim" (1884) Appendix C: Stevensons Deacon Brodie (1879) Appendix D: Letters, 1885-86 Appendix E: Stevenson in Bournemouth, 1884-87 Appendix F: Reviews of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1. What sort of a man is he to see?, He is not easy to describe. And you never asked about the place with the door? said Mr. Utterson. Things go from bad to worse: Jekyll withdraws further from his social circle; Hyde's criminal sprees culminate in murder; and Utteron and Lanyon fight to save their friend and unravel the mystery of Hyde's origins and disappearance. Punch (15 September 1888) 4. the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. the doctor's case was what struck me. And then there is a chimney which is generally Julia Wedgewood, Contemporary Review (April 1886) 3. Punch (13 October 1888) 7. ", "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. him back to where there was already quite a group about the said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, "and what was that? Not a bit of it. It was two stories high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower story and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. [10] Tramps slouched I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. 3), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. circumstance. Myers, "Multiplex Personality" (1886) 4. family; and pretty soon, the doctor for whom she had been sent Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on 'Name your figure.' TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AND AVOID BEING CHARGED, YOU MUST CANCEL BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE TRIAL PERIOD. ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. Enfield. From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: And you dont know if the drawer of the cheque lives there?, A likely place, isnt it? returned Mr. Enfield. Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed, and all emulously hoping to do better still, and laying out the surplus of their gains in coquetry; so that the shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen. But he was quite easy and sneering. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. We told I saw him use it, not a week ago. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. It cannot fail to be the inspiration for deeper investigations of a masterpiece that is itself at the crossroads of Victorian anxieties about sex, class, psychology, evolution, and the rise of popular culture.". Jarvis's pacing is excellent, his characterization spot on, and his renditions of Jekyll and Hyde perfect; he creates two distinct characters that illustrate the story's exploration into the duality of human nature. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the week-days. hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. This gothic horror novel is presented alongside five short stories by author Robert Louis Stevenson, including "A Lodging for the Night" and "The Isle of Voices." This elegantly designed clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Allen Grove. that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does I saw him use it not a week ago. . "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours. And all, No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity. A very good rule, too, said the lawyer. Hes an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. It was a man of the name of Hyde. suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story. Though even that, you know, is far But he had an approved[4] tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering Street after street, and all the folks asleep--street after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church--till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. inquired at last. I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black, sneering coolness--frightened too, I could see that--but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street The people who had turned out were the girls own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance. From George Augustus Sala, Gaslight and Daylight with Some London Scenes they Shine Upon (1872) 2. an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing gentleman of my adventure. to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. starting a stone. 5), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. He was the usual cut and by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them. Write captions for each frame, telling about what happened (passe\'ee compose\'ee) on a train trip to Quebec, France, or Switzerland. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face,[2] but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. The ballad wassungP\overset{\textit{\color{#c34632}{P}}}{{\underline{\text{was sung}}}}wassungP by Tiffany. From D.G. door?whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with Example 1. killing being out of the question, we did the next best. I gave ", "With all my heart," said the lawyer. Adherence to the original texts varies from title to title. You see, Richard, your tale has The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. ", "A likely place, isn't it?" His friends shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. 2), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. This scholarly edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is highly recommended for personal and academic library collections and literary studies reading lists.". ", "He is not easy to describe. ", "Indeed?" I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce "[23], "Hm," said Mr. Utterson. Though Dorian's hedonistic, This Norton Critical Edition of Stevenson's enduringly popular and chilling tale is based on the 1886 First British Edition, the only edition set directly from Stevenson's manuscript and for which he, 'All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil. once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along Street after street and all the folks asleepstreet after street, all lighted up as if for a . There is no other door, and I shake hands on that, Richard.. "And you never asked about theplace with the door?"