Ergebnis für "The Confession of Henry Jekyll, M.D." in Krimis & Thriller

On the last night of his life, Henry Jekyll records the harrowing story of his years-long struggle to maintain his reputation as a physician and philanthropist—while secretly suppressing the voracious beast he had long felt lurking within. Playwright David Rambo drew on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for inspiration to create this original L.A. Theatre Works commission.

Published as a 'shilling shocker', Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde, the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer, and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil. The other stories in this volume also testify to Stevenson's inventiveness within the Gothic genre.

Der angesehene Dr. Jekyll verbirgt ein düsteres Geheimnis: Durch ein selbst entwickeltes Elixier verwandelt er sich in den skrupellosen Mr. Hyde – ein Wesen ohne Reue, ohne Gewissen, aber mit unstillbarem Hunger nach Macht und Gewalt. Zwei Seelen – ein Körper. In Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde entführt uns Robert Louis Stevenson in die dunklen Gassen des viktorianischen Londons, wo Wissenschaft, Moral und Wahnsinn unheilvoll aufeinandertreffen.