The Norton Library edition of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde features the text of the first (1886) British edition, edited by
Caroline Levine. Levine's introduction discusses the contexts and
structure of Stevenson's thrilling horror story, highlighting the
literary achievements of "a fable that lies nearer to poetry than to
ordinary prose fiction" (Vladimir Nabokov). Other selections include
two short stories in which Stevenson first experimented with the themes
and techniques that are fully realized in Jekyll & Hyde.