Context Flashcards
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When was The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde published?
1886.
In which city was Robert Louis Stevenson born?
Edinburgh, in 1850.
Which famous adventure novel did Stevenson publish in 1883?
Treasure Island.
Which Edinburgh councillor, a burglar by night, is linked to the novel’s idea of a double life?
Deacon William Brodie, hanged in 1788.
According to Stevenson, what gave him the idea for the story?
A dream (nightmare).
Which monarch reigned when the novel was published?
Queen Victoria.
What were cheap, sensational Victorian thrillers like this one called?
Shilling shockers.
Which Darwin book (1859) sparked fears that humans might regress towards apes?
On the Origin of Species.
What was the Victorian belief that faces show character called?
Physiognomy.
What does F.R.S., one of Jekyll’s titles, stand for?
Fellow of the Royal Society.
Which poor district of London does Hyde live in?
Soho.
Where in the world did Stevenson die, in 1894?
Samoa, in the Pacific.