After taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll is transformed into the cruel and despicable Mr. Hyde. Although seemingly harmless at first, things soon descend into chaos and Jekyll quickly realizes there is only one way to stop Hyde. Stevenson’s quintessential novella of the Victorian era epitomizes the conflict between psychology, science, and religious morality, but is fundamentally a triumphant study of the duality of human nature.