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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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<p><i>Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</i> is an 1886 <a href="/facts/Gothic_fiction/98wXoS69">Gothic</a> <a href="/facts/Horror_fiction/vugIWsz8">horror</a> <a href="/facts/Novella/cXo83RDp">novella</a> by Scottish author <a href="/facts/Robert_Louis_Stevenson/dpqRUyc0">Robert Louis Stevenson</a>. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, <a href="/facts/Dr._Henry_Jekyll/ApzMmVJl">Dr. Henry Jekyll</a>, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. </p><p><i>Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</i> is one of the most famous pieces of <a href="/facts/English_literature/7YWg6vJf">English literature</a>, and is considered to be a defining book of the gothic horror genre. The novella has also had a sizeable impact on popular culture, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" being used in vernacular to refer to people with an outwardly good but sometimes shockingly evil nature. </p>