Today we’re talking about one of my top three favourite novellas of all time: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. For the record, my other favourite novellas are Heart of Darkness and The Old Man and the Sea, both of which we’ll deal with in a future episode of the show.
We’re talking about addiction, Freud, Nazi Germany, and the shadow.
Listen to Hardcore Literature: The Jekyll and Hyde Podcast
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