Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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Gothic fiction horror fiction novella psychological fiction

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the duality of human nature through the split personalities of the respectable Dr. Jekyll and the violent Mr. Hyde.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde canonical	19
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	6
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	3
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	1
Dr. Henry Jekyll’s dark transformation into Mr. Hyde	1
Mr Hyde	1
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde universe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201412 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Context triple: [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film), basedOn, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]

A. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
B. The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of guilt, madness, and the supernatural through a narrator’s violent obsession with his pet.
C. The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s classic Gothic novel about a man who remains outwardly youthful and beautiful while a hidden portrait reflects his moral corruption and aging.
D. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s first true suspense masterpiece, centering on a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer.
E. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film) is a Hollywood horror drama adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, starring Spencer Tracy as the dual titular characters alongside Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Target entity description: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the duality of human nature through the split personalities of the respectable Dr. Jekyll and the violent Mr. Hyde.

A. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
B. The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of guilt, madness, and the supernatural through a narrator’s violent obsession with his pet.
C. The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s classic Gothic novel about a man who remains outwardly youthful and beautiful while a hidden portrait reflects his moral corruption and aging.
D. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s first true suspense masterpiece, centering on a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer.
E. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film) is a Hollywood horror drama adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, starring Spencer Tracy as the dual titular characters alongside Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ novella ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ
adaptedAs	film ⓘ radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ television production ⓘ
author	Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ
centralConcept	scientific experimentation ⓘ split personality ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPublishedAs	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde self-link ⓘ
firstPublishedFormat	book ⓘ
form	prose fiction ⓘ
genre	Gothic literature ⓘ horror ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ surface form: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
hasCharacter	Poole ⓘ Sir Danvers Carew ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	horror genre ⓘ psychological thriller genre ⓘ
hasMotif	respectability ⓘ secret life ⓘ transformation ⓘ
influenced	Jekyll and Hyde (idiom) ⓘ popular culture depictions of split personality ⓘ
literaryMovement	late Victorian literature ⓘ
literaryTheme	duality of human nature ⓘ good and evil ⓘ identity ⓘ repression ⓘ
mainCharacter	Dr Hastie Lanyon ⓘ Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ surface form: Dr Henry Jekyll Gabriel John Utterson ⓘ Edward Hyde ⓘ surface form: Mr Edward Hyde
narrativePerspective	third-person limited ⓘ
notableFor	creation of archetypal characters Jekyll and Hyde ⓘ exploration of dual human nature ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
publicationYear	1886 ⓘ
publisher	Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer ⓘ surface form: Longmans, Green & Co.
setInLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
setInPeriod	Victorian era ⓘ
structure	frame narrative ⓘ
timeOfStory	late 19th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film) → basedOn → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

Robert Louis Stevenson → notableWork → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

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Jekyll & Hyde → basedOn → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

Victorian literature → periodOf → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde → firstPublishedAs → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde self-link ⓘ

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde → hasAlternativeTitle → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Mr. Edward Hyde → appearsIn → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

Mr. Edward Hyde → characterIn → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

Mr. Edward Hyde → firstAppearance → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

Beatrix Emery → basedOnWork → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ

Beatrix Emery → isCharacterInAdaptationOf → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ