A fantasy in which a scientist creates in himself an alternate personality. While Dr. Jekyll is essentially a good man, his alter ego Mr. Hyde is the personification of evil.
When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the voyage confronts mutiny, murder and the charismatic and devious Long John Silver.
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
Eleven stories of the frightening and fantastic: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Sire de Mal?troit's Door, Markheim, The Bottle Imp, The Merry Men, A Lodging For the Night, The Body Snatcher, The Beach of Fales?, Young Man With the Cream Tarts, The Adventure of the Hansom Cab, and The Isle of Voices.
