{"product_id":"dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-heroes-villains-paperback","title":"Dr Jekyll and MR Hyde (Heroes \u0026 Villains) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him occasionally to abandon himself to his most corrupt inclinations as the monstrous Mr. Hyde. But gradually he begins to find that the journey back to goodness becomes more and more difficult, and the risk that Mr. Hyde will break free entirely from Dr. Jekyll's control puts all of London in grave peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. Chronically ill with bronchitis and possibly tuberculosis, Stevenson withdrew from Engineering at Edinburgh University in favour of Studying Law. Although he passed the bar and became an advocate in 1875, he knew that his true work was as a writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1876 and his death in 1894, Stevenson wrote prolifically. His published essays, short stories, fiction, travel books, plays, letters and poetry number in dozens. The most famous of his works include \u003ci\u003eTravels With A Donkey in the Cevennes\u003c\/i\u003e (1879), \u003ci\u003eNew Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e (1882), \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1883), \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde \u003c\/i\u003e(1887), \u003ci\u003eThrawn Janet\u003c\/i\u003e (1887) and \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e (1893). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter marrying Fanny Osbourne in 1880 Stevenson continued to travel and to write about his experiences. His poor health led him and his family to Valima in Samoa, where they settled. During his days there Stevenson was known as 'Tusitala' or 'The Story Teller'. His love of telling romantic and adventure stories allowed him to connect easily with the universal child in all of us. 'Fiction is to grown men what play is to the child, ' he said. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson died in Valima in 1894 of a brain haemorrhage.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765413773600,"sku":"9781784873851","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89386ff8de71fd318c804c68d2684fc7.webp?v=1780268840","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-heroes-villains-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}