the doctor's case was what struck me. united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the ", "Indeed?" It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. `Name your He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, "I am ashamed of my long tongue. There is something wrong with his trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred pounds. [10] Tramps slouched Unsigned, The Times (25 January 1886) 2. a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the the cheque myself.' The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already. subjective because it is influenced by feelings or opinions. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a touch of sullenness. From J. Milner Fothergill, The Town Dweller: His Needs and Wants (1889) 4. He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. at last he struck. "[5] 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. that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. Mr. Utterson[1] 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. Myers, "Multiplex Personality" (1886) 4. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. Details Select delivery location Used: Good | Details Sold by glenthebookseller occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, out of the way. . Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him. "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. "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. more frightened, according to the Sawbones[11]; and there you might ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. 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. Black-Mail House is what I call that place with the door, in consequence. "and what was that? 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.". a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. under a weight of consideration. want to ask: I want to ask the name of that man who walked over For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. "I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way. You start a question, and its like starting a stone. Robert Louis Stevenson, "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door," The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lit2Go Edition, (1886), accessed March 04, 2023, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/. . Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first But Lit2Go Edition. No sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask.". For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. 'Set your mind at Retrieved March 04, 2023, from https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. "But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. Enfield. I gave a view halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson, though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it; it provided not only that, in case of the decease of Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., etc., all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his "friend and benefactor Edward Hyde," but that in case of Dr. Jekyll's "disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months," the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation, beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household. So had the child's family, which was only natural. It was reported by those who encountered them in their father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the It seems scarcely a house. I gave in the cheque myself, and said I Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. I don't think Stevenson used this story to produce tension because it's simply a story between two men, a memory of a happening, but I do believe this is an introduction to what follows. t partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point. 1. ", "Danahay provides an authoritative text, an excellent introductory commentary, an up to date bibliography, and a well-chosen set of contextualizing appendices. 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. From Max Nordau, Degeneration (1895) Appendix I: London in the 1880s 1. And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there. Halstead, Doctor in the Nineties (1959) Appendix K: Victorian Psychology 1. of this accident,' said he, `I am naturally helpless. the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or 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. ", The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but they're clean. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. 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. Not a bit of it. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Read the statement about Swift's "A Modest Proposal.". Liona washit\underline{\text{was hit}}washit by a fast-moving ball. He's an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. But he was quite easy and sneering. We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this, as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other. . Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me Write captions for each frame, telling about what happened (passe\'ee compose\'ee) on a train trip to Quebec, France, or Switzerland. ", "He is not easy to describe. No, sir: I had a delicacy, was the reply. Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, first published in 1886, became an instant classic, a Gothic horror originating in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in, Bubbling potions can be bad for your health! The next thing was to get the money; and where Street after street, and all the folks asleep - all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church- till at last I got into the state . 'Well, it was this way,' returned Mr. Enfield: 'I was coming 3 Learn about Prezi LD L Doone Tue Jan 15 2019 Outline 18 frames Reader view isolated ANALYSIS a literal or metaphorical force regarded as mercilessly destructive and unstoppable. Mr. Utterson. If you have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it., I think you might have warned me, returned the other, with a touch of sullenness. Read the excerpt from a high school newspaper. S, yo ____ (mandar) muchos correos electrnicos a mis compaeros de trabajo. From Henry James, Partial Portraits (1894) 4. Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. lose them. From F.H. made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! he inquired at last. This book is a gothic novel, horror stories set in a bleak location. Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all, he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing. I shake hands on that, Richard.. was a name at least very well known and often printed. addresses the duality in mans nature and is here illustrated with twelve atmospheric woodcuts by Barry Moser that underscore the darkness of Stevensons tale and continue Mosers legacy of bringing new life to the classics. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them 2), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. I gave surplus of their grains in coquetry;[8] so that the shop fronts stood . was a name at least very well known and often printed. lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church [16] The figure 'Name your "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. Punch Cartoon (12 August 1882) Select Bibliography, Martin Jarvis delivers a gripping reading of Stevenson's classic. put in his appearance. Black Mail House is what I call the place The people who had turned out were the girl's own There is no other door, and But he was quite easy and sneering. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. "Yes, it's a bad Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck. When Gabriel Utteron discovers that the sinister Mr. Hyde has moved into the home of his friend Dr. Jekyll and stands to benefit from his will, he becomes concerned and enlists the help of their mutual friend, Dr. Hastie Lanyon. from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a Summary <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. ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. 1). "No, sir; I had a delicacy," was the reply. Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played. door?whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with ." returned Mr. Enfield. I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman Want 100 or more? "A very good rule, too," said the lawyer. by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them. You'll also receive an email with the link. No sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask.". Not a bit of it. The discussions concerning the nature of dreaming and the concept of the 'double-brain' add an intriguing dimension to ones understanding of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall the weekdays. "A very good rule, too," said the lawyer. "My dear sir" began Enfield, surprised out of himself. "Booklist, "Martin Danahay's new edition of the Robert Louis Stevenson horror fantasy classic (first published in 1886) sets this seminal, influential work firmly in the context out of which it emerged. . into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept screaming child. Qtr 2 Social studies Congo and South Africa I, Unit Test: Cultural Reflections in Art and Ar, Unit Test for The first half of the Twentieth, Analyzing US World War II Political Messages, matter and energy in ecosystems unit test rev, populations and changes in ecosystems unit te, Organization of the environment and biomes, The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing, Rhetoric, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses, Edge Reading, Writing and Language: Level C, David W. Moore, Deborah Short, Michael W. Smith. 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. certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure. he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I 'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. 'Well, it was this way,' returned Mr. Enfield: 'I was com-ing home from some place at the end of the world, about three o' clock of a black winter morning . ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. "I shake hands on that, Just ask Dr. Jekyll. On this night, however, as soon as the cloth was taken away, he took up a candle and went into his business room. And its not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.. "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door." once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along But the doctors case was what struck me. "I am ashamed of my long tongue. 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 child's body and left her screaming on the ground. So had the child's family, which was only natural. And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there. And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 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. Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. gone home. But there was one curious circumstance. pounds. Let us make "But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I want to ask: I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child." "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought "But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. (The reader later learns that the man is Mr Hyde.) And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins. Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note, instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. had every reason to believe it was a forgery. "I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note, instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. "What sort of a man is he to see? Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. he asked; and when his I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. . I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first. ", "A likely place, isn't it?" only genuine. . And yet it's not so sure; It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. call it. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first 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.". SparkNotes PLUS Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does 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. "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. eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or "The appendices to this edition offer the reader a splendid sense of the books cultural background. The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription. line was broken by the entry of a court[9]; and just at that point a screaming child. It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours. Subscribe now. 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. 'Set your mind at rest,' says he, 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself.' bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on No It was a man of the name of Hyde." "H'm," said Mr. Utterson. 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. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. You must own it! He's story. home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, Black mail I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside 20% But Here is another lesson to say nothing, said he. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene, says he. He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. Copyright 20062023 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida. I gave in the cheque myself, and said I $24.99 Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. The Times (10 September 1888) 3. a bargain never to refer to this again. 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 child's body and left her screaming on. returned Mr. Enfield. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. smoking; so somebody must live there. he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story. The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that, if it was only genuine. the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask. 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. starting a stone. 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. It was a man of the name of Hyde. and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred He was the usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent and about as emotional as a bagpipe. Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. Lit2Go: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Florida Center for Instructional Technology. I gave "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 Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. The fellow had a key; and whats more, he has it still. "It is connected in my It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in . For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already. ', Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A, The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in Penguin, Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment. said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, "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. First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has had a huge influence on the popular imagination, and especially comic book characters like The Hulk and Batmans Two-Face. where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. 10), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. 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.