![]() The next morning, Stevenson started to write a detective/horror story in the style of those written by Edgar Allan Poe, and three days later his draft was complete. Hyde is based on the story of Edinburgh's infamous Deacon Brodie, who was discovered to have been living a double life, coupled with a dream Stevenson had one night, what he called "a fine bogey tale," about a man who drinks a potion made from a white powder and subsequently transforms into a devilish creature. The novel has also earned accolades from the academic community for its artistic style and penetrating psychological themes. ![]() Hyde) became an immediate best-seller in Great Britain and America when it was published in 1886. ![]() Hyde (most commonly known by the shortened title Dr. Robert Louis Stevenson's supernatural story The Strange Case of Dr. ![]()
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