The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)

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CEFR B2–C2 · 10 chapters · full public-domain text

1. CHAPTER 1 - Story Of The Door C1 moderate 16 min · 2406 words 📖 Reader
2. CHAPTER 2 - Search For Mr. Hyde C1 moderate 20 min · 2940 words 📖 Reader
3. CHAPTER 3 - Dr. Jekyll Was Quite At Ease C1 moderate 5 min · 803 words 📖 Reader
4. CHAPTER 4 - The Carew Murder Case C1 moderate 11 min · 1668 words 📖 Reader
5. CHAPTER 5 - Incident Of The Letter C1 moderate 11 min · 1635 words 📖 Reader
6. CHAPTER 6 - Incident Of Dr. Lanyon C1 moderate 10 min · 1492 words 📖 Reader
7. CHAPTER 7 - Incident At The Window B2 moderate 4 min · 554 words 📖 Reader
8. CHAPTER 8 - The Last Night C1 moderate 29 min · 4393 words 📖 Reader
9. CHAPTER 9 - Dr. Lanyon’S Narrative C1 moderate 19 min · 2819 words 📖 Reader
10. CHAPTER 10 - Henry Jekyll’S Full Statement Of The Case C2 hard 46 min · 6957 words 📖 Reader

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