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THE REAL JEKYLL & HYDE; As Robert Louis Stevensons tale of terror inspires a modern version on TV, the identity of the killer and sex criminal on whom the Scots author based his book is revealed.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20070609
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SINCE Robert Louis Stevenson first shocked the world with his disturbing tale of duality, Jekyll and Hyde has become a common expression for anyone living a life of middle-class respectability by day and dark depravity by night.

In the days before Freudian psychology, the Victorian Scottish authors portrayal of good and evil characters inhabiting the same body touched a nerve deep in the human psyche.

The story has inspired numerous screen versions, from the 1932 Hollywood classic starring Frederic March and Miriam Hopkins to a new six-part BBC series, with James Nesbitt ...

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