Setting

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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“The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed, and all emulously hoping to do better still” Narrator Story of the Door
“the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest” Narrator Story of the Door
“[the building] bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained.” Narrator Story of the Door
“Tramps slouched into the recess [...] children kept shop upon the steps; the school boy tried his knife on the mouldings” Narrator Story of the Door
“Black winter morning” Enfield Story of the Door
“my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps.” Enfield Story of the Door
“fogged city moon” Narrator Search for Mr Hyde
“the low growl of London” Narrator Search for Mr Hyde
“Although a fog rolled over the city [...] the lane [...] was brilliantly lit by the full moon” Narrator The Carew Murder Case
“A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually charging and routing these embattled vapours” Narrator The Carew Murder Case
“there would be a glow of a rich, lurid brown, like the light of some strange conflagration” Narrator The Carew Murder Case
“The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways” Narrator The Carew Murder Case
“like a district of some city in a nightmare” Narrator The Carew Murder Case
“a dingy street, a gin palace [...] many ragged children huddled in the doorways” Narrator The Carew Murder Case
“The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city.” Narrator Incident of the Letter
“a wild, cold, seasonable night [...] with a pale moon lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her.” Narrator The Last Night
“never in his life had he been conscious of so sharp a wish to see and touch his fellow creatures.” Narrator The Last Night
“The scud had banked over the moon, and it was now quite dark.” Narrator The Last Night
“The wind [...] tossed the light of the candle to and fro about their steps” Narrator The Last Night
“the quietest room [...] the most commonplace that night in London” Narrator The Last Night
“The door was very strong, the lock excellent” Lanyon Doctor Lanyon’s Narrative

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