This version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde presents Robert Louis Stevenson’s celebrated novel as a stunning graphic novel. Following theconsequences of Dr Jekyll’s experiment to separate the angelic and demonic natures within him, the harrowing effects of his ensuing split personality transforms him from a respected member of society into a sinister and grotesque figure terrorising the streets.
As Dr Jekyll struggles to wrest control over his alternate personality that takes the form of Mr Hyde, the story builds to a climax that leaves the reader pondering the duality of human nature and its moral battle between good and evil.
”It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both”
About the artists: Andrzej Klimowski has exhibited internationally, with work collected by museums in Europe and the United States. His acclaimed career has seen Klimowski designing film and theatre posters as well as directing short animated films in Warsaw plus designing covers for Penguin, Faber & Faber, Everyman Library and Oberon Books, as well as contributing drawings to The Guardian. His graphic novels The Depository and The Secret have been published by Faber, as was, Horace Dorlan, in 2007. Klimowski is the Professor of Illustration at the Royal College of Art, London.
Danusia Schejbal has exhibited her critically acclaimed paintings in exhibitions across Europe. Born in London, she was awarded a British Council Scholarship to study Stage Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. Schejbal studied Fashion and Textiles at Ealing School of Art, London. From 1976 to 1981, she designed sets and costumes for various theatres in Poland. Her career has subsequently seen her as a designer for the Cherub Theatre Company (1981 Sunday Telegraph Award for best production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Macbeth). For The Master and Margarita, Schejbal paints the Passion story and the magical stories within the novel, delicately in gouache.
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