The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde & Weir of Hermiston

The novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde centres on a London attorney named Gabriel John Utterson who looks into odd events involving his longtime friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and the sinister Edward Hyde. Because of the novella's influence the mere phrase Jekyll and Hyde has come to refer to someone whose moral character can vary greatly depending on the circumstance. The riveting conflict between two diametrically opposed personalities—one fundamentally good and the other evil—over one man's soul is depicted in the novella.