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
1886 Dutch Reformed Church split 1886 Dutch Reformed Church split The 1886 Dutch Reformed Church split, also known as Doleantie (from Latin "dolere", 'to feel sorrow') was the name of a prominent schism in the Dutch Reformed Church ("Nederlands Hervormde Kerk") which took place in 1886 and was led by the renowned minister Abraham Kuyper. The Doleantie was not the first schism in the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1834 another schism, the Secession of 1834 "(Afscheiding van 1834)", had led to the formation of the Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands "(Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerk in Nederland)". In 1885 the first moves towards schism were made