Publisher Description
One of the most enduring themes in literature through the ages has been the internal conflict between two sides of a single character. It manifests itself in different ways, from the classic werewolf story to souls which are invaded by evil spirits to the pseudo sci-fi of Jekyll and Hyde to strange tales of total amnesia, as in Barry Pain’s masterpiece “The Missing Years.” This collection brings together a selection of different tales, in each of which tension is created when a human soul is split into more than one part.
This collections features more than ten short stories including:“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson, “The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains” by Frederick Marryat, “A Pastoral Horror” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and “The White Dog” by Fedor Sologub.
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About various authors
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.