'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

Robert Louis Stevenson

Framed as a detective story, this timeless novella, which first appeared in 1886, tells a harrowing tale of a man who is not what he seems. Attorney Gabriel John Utterson investigates his friend Dr. Henry Jekyll's mysterious liaison with the reputedly murderous Edward Hyde. This quintessential battle of good and evil within a single human being has inspired legions of mad-scientist characters.