The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
In foggy Victorian London, the lawyer Mr Utterson is worried about his old friend, the respected Dr Jekyll. Jekyll's will leaves everything to a strange, brutal man called Mr Hyde, whom everyone who meets him finds horrible. Utterson sets out to discover who Hyde is and what hold he has over Jekyll.
- Length
- About 26,000 words
- To read it
- About 18 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3, GCSE
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is on the list
- Year 8, Challenge. Demanding books for a strong reader who wants a real challenge. GCSE set text.
- Year 9, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE set text.
- Year 10, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE 19th-century novel (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas).
- Year 11, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE 19th-century novel (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas).
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.