Join us on a new Biblioventure with two six-part series of haunted works of the nineteenth century: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. First, we’ll investigate Stevenson’s gothic masterpiece about a gentleman doctor whose strange experiments to eradicate the evil impulses of all mankind lead to the creation of a brutal monster. Then, we’ll explore Dickens’ ghostly tale of a man haunted by not just spirits, but also his own past and future yet to come. Host Edward G. Pettit and a rotating group of cohosts will have a conversational annotation each week, providing context and insight about the authors and their characters, and showcasing remarkable Rosenbach collection objects along the way, including our first editions of both featured novels. 

Schedule 

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 

September 23 

Story of the Door 

Search for Mr. Hyde 

September 30 

Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease  

The Carew Murder Case  

Incident of the Letter 

October 7 

Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon  

Incident at the Window  

The Last Night  

October 14 

Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative  

Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case (part 1) 

October 21 

Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case (part 2) 

October 28 

The Legacy of Jekyll and Hyde 

November 4: no show 

A Christmas Carol 

November 11 

Stave I 

November 18 

Stave II 

November 25 

Stave III 

December 2 

Stave IV 

December 9 

Stave V 

December 16 

The Legacy of the Dickensian Christmas