9:00 pm EST April 12 book discussion "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

Circleville OH

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The evening will feature Robert Louis Stevenson’s short 1885 novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The event will take place 7 p.m. (PST) on Tuesday, April 12 – in person at Bechtel Conference Center or on Zoom. Stanford’s Prof. Robert Pogue Harrison, an acclaimed author and director of Another Look, will lead the discussion, joined by the eminent novelist Tobias Wolff, founding director of Another Look and a National Medal of Arts winner, and Ana Ilievska, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Stanford Humanities Center and a lecturer in Stanford’s Department of French and Italian. THE BOOK Henry James called Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a “short, rapid, concentrated story, which is really a masterpiece of concision." Vladimir Nabokov asked, "Is Jekyll good? No, he is a composite being, a mixture of good and bad, a preparation consisting of a 99% solution of Jekyllite and 1% of Hyde … He is a hypocritical creature carefully concealing his little sins.” Author Stephen King maintained that Utterson is book's real hero. What do you think? Share your own reactions during the audience discussion. The book is available at Stanford Bookstore and Kepler’s – and also widely available online and offered as a free e-book on Amazon as well. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS, PARKING Registration is encouraged (see registration form below) for zoom and in-person attendance. However, as always, we welcome walk-ins. Stanford visitors will need to fill out a brief health attestation online here. It should be completed on the day of the event. The Stanford campus, too, has changed since COVID began. Serra Street is permanently closed. We recommend parking at Knight Management Center – see here for instructions. I look forward to welcoming you all after two years of COVID! Best wishes for "Another Look," Cynthia https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6ksF25fuT9e7labfK3dMAQ