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
Historical romance Christianity are central themes. Charles Kingsley's "Hereward the Wake: Last of the English" (1866) tells the story of Hereward, the last Anglo-Saxon holdout against the Normans. It was Kingsley's last historical novel, and was instrumental in elevating Hereward into an English folk-hero. Tim Severin is a more recent novelist who has written several novels about the Saxons: "The Book of Dreams" (2012); "The Emperor's Elephant" (2013); "The Pope's Assassin" (2015). Robert Louis Stevenson wrote several historical romances including "The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses" (1888), and "Kidnappped" (1886). "The Black Arrow" is both a historical adventure novel