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Shedding light on Capital's dark influence
From: Evening News - Scotland
Date: 20070613
Author:Joanna Vallely
THE gruesome story of Dr Jekyll and his depraved alter ego Mr Hyde has fascinated readers for more than a century. The 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, with its tale of the battle between good and evil within one man, enjoyed worldwide success and elevated Robert Louis Stevenson to the status of bestselling author of his time. Even today the impact of the story is such that the term "Jekyll and Hyde" is commonly used to describe people with a split or dual personality.
A new documentary presented by Edinburgh crime writer Ian Rankin traces the roots of the ...
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