FA+
Shop
[READ] Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Next: Out of Position
14 years ago
Finished reading Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde the other day. It's actually a bit of a difficult read, because I'm not used to reading 125 year old stories. There's a lot of language and phrasing used in the story that just isn't used anymore, at least not commonly. It's not as bad as reading Shakespeare, but you do have to pay a little more attention to it.
"Presently her eye wandered to the other, and she was surprised to recognise in him a certain Mr. Hyde, who had once visited her master and for whom she had conceived a dislike. He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling; but he answered never a word, and seemed to listen with an ill-contained impatience. And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman. The old gentleman took a step back, with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt; and at that Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth."
Despite the language, though, I thought the story was very well told, and despite knowing the basics of the plot (since it's such a well-known part of popular culture) it was still really engaging, because there's a lot more to the story than what most people would know of it. The plot twist at the end is ruined for anyone who's heard of the story, but the way you get there is still entertaining.
READING NEXT:
Out of Position by Kyell Gold [started 01-14-2011]
Yup. It's a furry novel, and it's erotica (not porn - there's sex, but it's not explicit). But
kyell has been nominated for fiction awards outside the furry fandom, and has won several Ursa Major awards. Not to mention he's had several books published and they all seem to get good reviews, even from the non-furs who've read them. So, here we go.
"Presently her eye wandered to the other, and she was surprised to recognise in him a certain Mr. Hyde, who had once visited her master and for whom she had conceived a dislike. He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling; but he answered never a word, and seemed to listen with an ill-contained impatience. And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman. The old gentleman took a step back, with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt; and at that Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth."
Despite the language, though, I thought the story was very well told, and despite knowing the basics of the plot (since it's such a well-known part of popular culture) it was still really engaging, because there's a lot more to the story than what most people would know of it. The plot twist at the end is ruined for anyone who's heard of the story, but the way you get there is still entertaining.
READING NEXT:
Out of Position by Kyell Gold [started 01-14-2011]
Yup. It's a furry novel, and it's erotica (not porn - there's sex, but it's not explicit). But
kyell has been nominated for fiction awards outside the furry fandom, and has won several Ursa Major awards. Not to mention he's had several books published and they all seem to get good reviews, even from the non-furs who've read them. So, here we go.
Wirewolf
~wirewolf
Having read the "Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes" (all 38 stories) which were published about the same time, I know what you mean about the language. Like you, I felt it was more than worth a little confusion about some of the idioms and the speaking habits of the characters.
