Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde - Introduction

Which other youth novel is author Robert Louis Stevenson well known for?

Stevenson's inspiration for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was

• a dream.

• a nightmare.

• his wife's nightmare.

• A film.

The story is set in ​ ​ (a)  

• London
• Streets
• A bedroom
• a house.

The book was very popular. It was adapted to various genres. Name at least two.

The version of the text you are reading is an abridged version. What does that mean?

Match the descriptions with Victorian London and modern London.

• Polluted air.

• Victorian London

• Horse-drawn carriages.

• Victorian London

• Clean streets.

• Modern London

• Streets full of horse manure.

• Victorian London

• Cars and buses

• Modern London

Study the image of a clogged London street in Victorian England. Choose the two options closest in meaning to 'clogged' means​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​

• congested
• very full and busy.
• quiet
• peaceful
• deserted

How did people in Victorian England heat their houses?

There was electricity in Victorian London.

• True.

• False.

• I don't know.

A luxurious mansion is

• a large, fancy home.

• a simple cottage.

• a house.

• a prefabricated building.