Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the misanthropic Mr. Hyde. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, and since the 1880s dozens of stage and film adaptations have been produced. Until 2012, with the publication of "Strange Case of Mr. Bodkin and Father Whitechapel" by Elias Keller, there had
Stevenson Memorial Stevenson Memorial Stevenson Memorial is a 1903 oil painting by the American artist Abbott Handerson Thayer, intended to commemorate the writer Robert Louis Stevenson. Though Thayer initiated several paintings with the intent of honoring Stevenson, "Stevenson Memorial" is the only version to survive the artist's revisions. Abbott Thayer was moved by the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson, whose dramatic characterizations of human conflict resonated with the artist. Thayer painted "Stevenson Memorial" in his studio in Dublin, New Hampshire. The painting features a young woman clothed in a classical white gown, embellished with wings and a halo. The rock that she