Robert Louis Stevensonbr1850 1894 brA famous Scottish novelist poet essayist and travel writer. brA literary celebrity during his lifetime Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His His most famous works are Treasure Island Kidnapped Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Childs Garden of Verses.brStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and the evil Edward Hyde. The novellas impact is so great that it has become a part of the language with the very phrase Jekyll and Hyde coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.