off, sir, really like Satan. I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolnessfrightened too, I could see thatbut carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyers way. certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the From Richard Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis (1886) 6. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. Well, the child was not much the worse, What sort of a man is he to see?, He is not easy to describe. He's an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. I gave off, sir, really like Satan. It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. "I am ashamed of my long tongue. Punch Cartoon (12 August 1882) Select Bibliography, Martin Jarvis delivers a gripping reading of Stevenson's classic. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a "You are sure he used a key?" he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. do you think he carried us but to that place with the lose them. He pursued the man and brought him back to the scene of the crime. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. 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 with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred pounds. united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the I gave a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the "Did you ever remark that door?" There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept SparkNotes PLUS on 50-99 accounts. subjective because it is influenced by feelings or opinions. So had the child's family, which was only natural. small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might, have supposed would be an end to it. dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong By day, he's a kind doctor. There is no other door, and No sir, 'Name your figure.' So had the childs family, which was only natural. eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or know why. and sordid negligence. He was the usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent and about as emotional as a bagpipe. "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door." I see you feel as I do, said Mr. Enfield. as wild as harpies. ", "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. His friends were those of his own blood, or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the childs body and left her screaming on the ground. 'Name your figure.' He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theater, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground. My dear sir began Enfield, surprised out of himself. Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing. The street was small and what is called quiet. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. Black mail, I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth. "It is connected in my The ballad wassungP\overset{\textit{\color{#c34632}{P}}}{{\underline{\text{was sung}}}}wassungP by Tiffany. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. It was a man of the name of Hyde., Hm, said Mr. Utterson. More books than SparkNotes. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. is because I know it already. Let us make It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in . Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. appearance; something displeasing, something down-right It was a man of the name of Hyde." "H'm," said Mr. Utterson. and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred 8), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. His friends Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door? of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town "And you never asked about theplace with the door?" It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Here is another lesson to say nothing, said he. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. There is something wrong with his "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. own back garden and the family have to change their name. trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. the cheque myself.' mind," added he, "with a very odd story. 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. Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note, instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. A big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop. door?--whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with as wild as harpies. $18.74/subscription + tax, Save 25% "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours." "Yes, I think it is," returned Enfield. Coutts's[15], drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I "It seems scarcely a house. Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it. "Bloomsbury Review, Gr 5 UpEach book opens with a few paragraphs about the author and closes with a couple pages of related educational material. S, yo ____ (mandar) muchos correos electrnicos a mis compaeros de trabajo. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. Amazon.com: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (A Stepping Stone Book (TM)): 9780394963655: McMullan, Kate, Stevenson, Robert Louis, Munching, Paul Van: Books Books Children's Books Literature & Fiction Buy used: $92.13 $3.98 delivery January 18 - 19. From F.H. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. Not affiliated with Harvard College. "I am ashamed of my long tongue. I gave a view halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. creating and saving your own notes as you read. for close on a generation, no one had appeared. detestable. The fellow had a key; and whats more, he has it still. 'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. [13] Well, sir, I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. Hes an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. gentleman of my adventure. shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the Which statement about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is correct? ', Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A, The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in Penguin, Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. said But "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. And yet its not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about that court, that its hard to say where one ends and another begins., The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then, Enfield, said Mr. Utterson, thats a good rule of yours., But for all that, continued the lawyer, theres one point I want to ask: I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child., Well, said Mr. Enfield, I cant see what harm it would do. Street after street, and all the folks asleep--street after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church--till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. at last he struck. knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. well-known man about town. Yes, its a bad story. This document was downloaded from Lit2Go, a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format published by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. A crowd gathered and, to avoid a scene, the man offered to pay the girl compensation. Well, sir, returned Mr. Enfield. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming ", "But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I As you can see from this snippet there's a story afoot that paves the way for the rest of the novel. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. "You are sure he used a key?" The fellow had a key; and what's more, he has it still. To summarize a text means to succinctly state the. Overall, the quality of the art and respect for the original works give these adaptations an edge over what schools and libraries normally have to choose from in this category.Jason M. Poole, Webster Public Library, NY, Horror hides behind an attractive face in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's tale of a notorious Victorian libertine and his life of evil excesses. strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell. The people who had turned out were the girl's own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance. The people who had turned out were the girl's own, family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent. "Here is another lesson to say nothing," said he. Example 1. But there was one curious circumstance. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. The fellow had a key; and what's more, he has it still. When readers make a(n) , they are drawing a conclusion based on evidence. "[5] In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men. I saw him use it not a week ago. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins. sight. "Here is another lesson to say nothing," said he. by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former Especially interesting are the selections from nineteenth-century psychology. surplus of their grains in coquetry;[8] so that the shop fronts stood From George Augustus Sala, Gaslight and Daylight with Some London Scenes they Shine Upon (1872) 2. of this accident,' said he, `I am naturally helpless. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't circumstance. ", The Annotated Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/Story of the Door, That is, the row of buildings was interrupted by a passageway from the street into a, The Annotated Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Annotated Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde/Story Of The Door, MeasuingWorth's relative British calculator, https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_Annotated_Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde/Story_of_the_Door&oldid=12436234, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the, corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man, trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on. By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there. Punch (29 September 1888) 6. For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. Street after street, and all the folks asleep - all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church- till at last I got into the state . Not a bit of it. Youve successfully purchased a group discount. The cheque was genuine. 10), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. Set your mind at rest, says he, I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself. So we all set off, the doctor, and the childs father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. From Henry James, Partial Portraits (1894) 4. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. ", "A likely place, isn't it?" to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. founded in a similar catholicity[6] of good-nature. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. But he had an approved tolerance for others; envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds, last good influence in the lives of down-going men, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman. undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I cant describe him. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were as wild as harpies. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. Street after street and all the folks asleep--street after street, all lighted up as if for a . Just ask Dr. Jekyll. And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about that court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins, The pair walked on again for a while in silence. First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has had a huge influence on the popular imagination, and especially comic book characters like The Hulk and Batmans Two-Face. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it. ", "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. 1. For ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. It was worse when it began to be clothed upon with destestable attributes; and out of the shifting, insubstantial mists that had so long baffled his eye, there leaped up the sudden, definite presentment of a fiend. Only on one point were they agreed; and that was the haunting sense of unexpressed deformity with which the fugitive impressed his beholders. You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. This was accepted, and he opened the door with a key and re-emerged with some money and a large cheque. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred There is a clearly formulaic approach to the books, but the artwork is solid across the board and the layouts are attractive. Punch (15 September 1888) 4. He was the usual cut and It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck. ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the Chapter 1: The Story of the Door. For example, Swiss Family Robinson takes some liberties with dialogue and narration, whereas Gulliver's Travels is almost verbatim in its adaptation, changing only a few 25-cent words to 10-cent words, or similar paraphrasing. only genuine. And hitherto it was his ignorance of Mr. Hyde that had swelled his indignation; now, by a sudden turn, it was his knowledge. coolnessfrightened too, I could see thatbut carrying it rest,' says he, 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a touch of sullenness. it's hard to say where one ends and another begins. "[23], "Hm," said Mr. Utterson. that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming, home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock, of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town, where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Jarvis's pacing is excellent, his characterization spot on, and his renditions of Jekyll and Hyde perfect; he creates two distinct characters that illustrate the story's exploration into the duality of human nature. eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or that they might enjoy them uninterrupted. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed and I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, figure.' "I feel very Enfield recalls a story involving the door. Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing. In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men. Begin at the train station, continue with what you saw from the train window and did on the train, and conclude with what happened after you arrived at your destination. Black Mail House is what I call the place Delightfully detailed explanatory notesThis is a major edition of a major workEssential. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story. The people who had turned out were the girls own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance. Share your storyboard with a group of classmates. ", "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. for a group? [19] You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. "My dear sir . i have had this essay to do for 2 months now my teachers are annoying me about it can you help me the question is how dose robert stevenson use characters and events in the first chapter to create a tense atmosphere? Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again. We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. Lit2Go: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Florida Center for Instructional Technology. . This document had long been the lawyer's eyesore. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,', 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself.'. . . "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. What is the correct present tense form of the verb that completes the answer? "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there. From Henry Maudsley, "The Double Brain" (1889) 3. "What sort of a man is he to see? Read the excerpt from a high school newspaper. "I shake hands on that, Richard. Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull and night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went Sometimes it can end up there. But he was quite easy and sneering. But by night, he's the merciless kill Mr. Hyde. Acknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Robert Louis Stevenson: A Brief Chronology A Note on the Text The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Appendix A: Stevensons "A Chapter on Dreams" (1888) Appendix B: Stevensons "Markheim" (1884) Appendix C: Stevensons Deacon Brodie (1879) Appendix D: Letters, 1885-86 Appendix E: Stevenson in Bournemouth, 1884-87 Appendix F: Reviews of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1. "But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they nothing," said he. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the weekdays. down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan! capers of his youth. SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. (it's) just as well (that) (something happened) phrase. implied no aptness in the object. I am ashamed of my long tongue. said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a touch of sullenness. 4), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. 'Set your mind at But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. Yes, I know, said Utterson; I know it must seem strange. There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but they're clean. But I have studied the place for myself, continued Mr. Enfield. had every reason to believe it was a forgery. Street after street and all the folks asleepstreet after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a churchtill at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. The street was Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running. how Mr. Hyde had managed to be seen by so few people. bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. companion had replied in the affirmative.

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