Author's biography Muhammad Harris Bin Azman (AM1607001340) Nur Wilma Sofea Binti Sarman (AM1607001026)

1. NOVEL ANALYSIS:THE STRANGE CASE OF
DR. JEKYLLAND MR. HYDE
AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY
MUHAMMAD HARRIS BIN AZMAN
(AM 1607001340)
NUR WILMA SOFEA BINTI SARMAN
(AM 1607001026)

2. Robert Louis Stevenson
1850-1894

3. Basic information
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
13th November 1850 – 3rd December 1894
Scottish essayist, poet and author

4. Personal life
Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne – wife
Isabel Osbourne Strong – stepdaughter
Lloyd Osbourne - stepson
Fanny Osbourne

5. Education
1857 - Mr. Henderson's School, Edinburgh
1857 - Private tutors
1859 - Return to Mr. Henderson's School
1861 - Edinburgh Academy
1863 - Boarding school in Isleworth, Middlesex
1864 - Robert Thomson's School, Edinburgh
1867 - University of Edinburgh

6. Notable works
• Treasure Island (1882)
• Kidnapped (1886)
• A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885)

7. Period
Victorian era

8. Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• Intrigued by the idea of how personalities can affect a human and
how to incorporate the interplay of good and evil into a story
• The novel was inspired by the Victorian Era

9. Inspirations in writing the novel
• He had a dream about a transformation scene while having fever
• Dr. Jekyll’s character: based on an actual person – a respectable
councillor turned burglar
• Mr. Hyde’s character: inspired by Louis Vivet – the first few people to
be diagnosed with multiple personalities disorder

10. Monuments and commemoration
Head of RLS, Writer's Museum,
Edinburgh
Statue of RLS as a child, outside
Colinton Parish Church, ScotlandMemorial to RLS in St Giles
Cathedral