' Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me & raged I was suddenly struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror' Stevenson's short novel published in 1886 became an instant classic It was a Gothic horror that originated in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in the murky back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime & violence The respectable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original & thrilling endings in English literature In addition to Jekyll & Hyde this edition also

Includes:: a number of short stories & essays written by Stevenson in the 1880s minor masterpieces of fiction & comment ' The Body Snatcher' ' Markheim' & ' Olalla' feature grave-robbing a sinister double & degeneracy while 'A Chapter on Dreams' & 'A Gossip on Romance' discuss artistic creation & the 'romance' form Appendixes provide extracts from contemporary writings on personality disorder which set Stevenson's tale in its full historical context ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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Edward Hyde alone in the ranks of mankind was pure evil The mysterious association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll & despicable lowlife Edward Hyde is a puzzle to Dr Jekyll's friends including his lawyer Gabriel Utterson Where Jekyll is sociable hardworking & pious Hyde is a violent criminal a wild hedonist When Hyde beats a member of Parliament to death Utterson is determined to discover the ties that bind the two men together Robert Louis Stevenson's account of man's capacity for evil is as powerful today as it was on first publication in 1886 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An apocalyptic turn-of-the-century tale of ex-cop Lenny (Ralph Fiennes) who deals in SQUIDs stolen dreams which can be re-lived by the wearer of a special device Lenny becomes involved in the murder of a famous pop star when he is sent a SQUID containing the rape & killing of one of his contacts Written by James & Titanic& Cameron & directed by his wife Kathryn Bigelow (& Point Break& & Blue Steel&) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Action drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow & starring Ralph Fiennes Angela Bassett & Juliette Lewis In a chaotic & lawless Los Angeles at the turn of the millennium the practice known as jacking in using an illegal electronic device to undergo another person&s experiences has become a widespread phenomenon Former LAPD officer Lenny Nero (Fiennes) refuses to partake in the many violent & twisted uses of this technology but he is nonetheless addicted to it & the experiences it allows him to relive with Faith (Lewis) the woman he loved In a city spiralling out of control surrounded by vices of all kinds Lenny tries desperately to reunite with Faith while investigating the murder of a prostitute Actors Ralph Fiennes Angela Bassett Juliette Lewis Tom Sizemore Michael Wincott Directors Kathryn Bigelow Writers James Cameron Jay Cocks Producers David S Grant Ira Shuman James Cameron Lawrence Kasanoff Rae Sanchini Language English Number of discs 1 ...

David Hine's tortured modern gothic is a tale of pain & sorrow obsession & damnation of madness death & sexual longing The world of Strange Embrace twists & pollutes the lives of all that enter it! Collects Strange Embrace 1-8 ...

What if the asteroid heading toward Earth in Tommy Wallach's New York Times bestselling novel We All Looked Up actually hit & demolished our planet? What if after thousands of years two civilizations rose from the ashes? What if those cities found out about each other? Through the viewpoints of multiple characters Strange Fire describes the beginnings of an inevitable war between these two civilizations a war that will pit faith against science zealotry against technologyand brother against brother They said that the first generation of man was brought low by its appetites for knowledge for power for wealth They said mankind's voracity was so great the Lord sent his own Daughter to bring fire & devastation to the world The survivors were few but over the course of centuries they banded together to form a new civilization-the Descendancy-founded on the belief that the mistakes of the past must never be repeated Brothers Clive & Clover Hamill the sons of a well-respected Descendant minister have spent their lives spreading that gospel But when their traveling ministry discovers a community intent on rediscovering the blasphemous technologies of the past a chain of events will be set in motion that will pit city against cityand brother against brother Along with Gemma Poplin Clive's childhood sweetheart & Paz Dedios a revolutionary who dreams of overthrowing the Descendancy Clive & Clover will each play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of this holy war & the fate of humanity itself The Giver meets The City of Ember in this start to an epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Tommy Wallach ...

What would God say about those who blatantly misrepresent His Holy Spirit; who exchange true worship for chaotic fits of mindless ecstasy; who replace the biblical gospel with vain illusions of health & wealth; who claim to prophesy in His name yet speak errors; & who sell false hope to desperate people for millions of dollars The charismatic movement has always been a breeding-ground for scandal greed bad doctrine & all kinds of spiritual chicanery As a movement it is clearly headed the wrong direction & it is growing at an unprecedented rate From the Word of Faith to the New Apostolic Reformation the Charismatic movement is being consumed by the empty promises of the prosperity gospel Too many charismatic celebrities promote a " Christianity" without Christ a Holy Spirit without holiness & their teaching is having a disastrous influence on a grand scale as large television networks broadcast their heresies to every part of the world In Strange Fire bestselling author & pastor John Mac Arthur chronicles the unsavory history behind the modern Charismatic movement He lays out a chilling case for rejecting its false prophets speaking out against their errors showing true reverence to the Holy Spirit & above all clinging to the Bible as the inerrant authoritative Word of God & the one true standard by which all truth claims must be tested ...

Ten years after the Rapture a beautiful occultist & her pet demon embark on a road trip to the last open gateway to heaven in hopes of befriending God & escaping hell on earth A bare-knuckle action-driven series peppered with social commentary & dark humor Strange Girl is a story about the bewildering nature of religion what would happen if the dark future predicted by many came true & what a good person would endure for not having faith in advance of it Featuring story & art by a handful of today&&s hottest new talents including Rick Remender (Uncanny X-Force Venom) Eric Nguyen (Halo Sandman) Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force Punisher) & Nick Stakal (Criminal Macabre) ...

Six months after the shocking events of the first story Bethany & crew find themselves in New York City on a search for safe passage to Europe & the last gateway to Heaven As the war between Heaven & Hell makes it way to Earth Beth is forced down into the pits of hell where she faces her greatest enemy
- herself A marriage of Dave Mc Kean & Kent Williams rising star Nick Stakal joins fan favorite scribe Rick Remender for this the darkest chapter of the ground break & critically acclaimed series
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Seb's beautiful beloved wife Leda has been killed by a swan Sorting through her belongings after her death he comes across a packet of unopened letters from Olaf a man whom Leda had never mentioned Floundering professionally & sunk by grief he decides to travel to Leda's home village in Latvia to patch her story together But with each new person that he turns to for answers Seb is met instead by more questions about Leda her past & their life together A darkly funny seductive novel that confronts the black undercurrent of possession inherent in love Strange Heart Beating is a breathtaking debut from an author whose vision is both acerbic & tender ...