unlikely, in any high-profile man-hunt involving the general public there are invariably many false leads. ii) an adjective for "complete" or "absolute" associated with something negative, rejected or unknown ("utter ruin", "utter failure", "utter nonsense"); (iii) an archaic adjective in the theological expression "the utter (or outer) man" meaning "the body" (as opposed to "the inner man" or "spirit"). The parties do not intend that any provisions of this Agreement shall be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person not a party to it. Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire— a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness —you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr.

Wikilink (to Wiktionary or Wikipedia) all words and phrases that are relevant and/or possibly need further explanation.Utterson visits Jekyll, who shows Utterson a note, allegedly written to Jekyll by Hyde, apologising for the trouble that he has caused. Please help to make the world's best, and free, annotated version of the classic Stevenson "bogey tale". Utterson" is also a Northern and Scottish surname (and the character could be seen as a Scottish type) so this helps to give this story, though set in London, a vague Scottish atmosphere.

In 1887 Stevenson and his wife, Fanny, went to the United States, first to the health spas of Saranac Lake, New York, and then on to the West Coast. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" entering the vernacular to refer to people with an unpredictably dual nature: usually very good, but sometimes shockingly evil. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, split in the sense that within the same person there is both an apparently good and an evil personality each being quite distinct from the other. Jekyll’s death is not merely accidental, but a consequence of his initial misguided conclusions, the limitations of which his experience as Hyde would make evident.I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal , and that a man does not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out of it with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred pounds. According to Richard Dury (2004), the name seems to promise a key to interpretation, yet at the same time frustrates it: Utterson is described in the first paragraph as taciturn (so not someone who "utters"), and it is not clear how he could be "the abject son" or a symbol for the material man. I ran to the house in Soho, and (to make assurance doubly sure) destroyed my papers; thence I set out through the lamplit streets, in the same divided ecstasy of mind, gloating on my crime, light-headedly devising others in the future, and yet still hastening and still hearkening in my wake for the steps of the avenger. I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and killing being out of the question, we did the next best. With stories such as Treasure Island and Kidnapped, Stevenson revived Daniel Defoe's novel of romantic adventure, adding to it psychological analysis.

Hyde brought them to this door and provided a cheque signed by a reputable gentleman (later revealed to be Doctor Henry Jekyll, a friend and client of Utterson). Richly illustrated with scenes from Victorian London, playbills, and film images, this will instantly become the definitive edition of this complex and influential piece of literature.We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this, as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other . As a result, he didn’t learn to read until he was seven or eight, but he loved to tell stories to his mother and nurse. The published volume, not uploaded here, also contains a full transcription of the manuscript drafts, a detailed and documented history of composition and publication (in the 'Textual Notes'), and Explanatory Notes (which, among other things, comment on many of the examples of 'strange language' in the text).