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Set in London in the 19th century, this novel introduces us to the British upper-class society.

Two topics are emphasized throughout the story. The first one would be the friendship, as Mr. Utterson tries to help his friend Dr. Jekyll although he doesn’t want him to visit his house. The second one would be the duality: how we all have a good and an evil side and to what extent trying to separate them could be disastrous.

My favourite character is Mr. Hyde, despite being the most hated. The fact that everyone dislikes him but nobody knows anything about him is just amazing. It makes you think how it can be that he appears in Dr. Jekyll’s will.

All the characters seem real but Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Changing your body and personality by drinking a potion may remind us of a fairytale. It would be difficult to find someone like these characters nowadays as there have been many changes in two centuries.

The character who most changes is Dr. Jekyll. At the beginning he arranges Mr. Utterson quite often and enjoys his company; but later on, he doesn’t go out of his laboratory. It is all because he turns into Mr. Hyde by taking«» a chemical potion.

I’ve chosen this book because it had been recommended by my teacher at school and I thought it could be an interesting idea to read a novel by the famous Stevenson. I would recommend it to those whose level of English is medium-upper. I’ve found some difficulties in reading this book but if you take your time, nothing is impossible.

Anastacia Lyn Newkirk, better known as Anastacia, is an American singer-songwriter who has sold over 20 million albums since 2000. Her success is due to her powerful voice, which is often said to be like a black woman’s. It is hard to describe the genre she belongs to as she has sung everything: from soul to pop-rock and disco. Despite being from the United States, she has never succeeded there. Nevertheless, she has reached the top in charts in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1968, Anastacia was influenced by her family. Her mother was a Broadway musical theatre actress and her father a club-singer. As she was always singing and performing for the family, her grandmother nicknamed her ‘Stage’. At the age of twelve, her parents got divorced and she moved with her mother, her sister and her brother to New York. There, she enrolled the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan.

After a decade working as a dancer, she appeared on the talent show ‘The Cut’ (MTV) in 1999. In spite of the fact that she did not win, she attracted the interest of many record labels and she was even phoned by Michael Jackson, who wanted her to sign a contract with his own label. She eventually opted for Sony BMG and her first album -titled ‘Not That Kind’-, was released in 2000, becoming a world success. Her second album was released two years later under the name of ‘Freak of Nature’ –as she labels herself. In early 2003 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was while she was recovering from her illness that she started to write her next album, which came out in 2004. The self-titled ‘Anastacia’ album is the one which has been more awarded. After four years of relax, she came back with a new album titled ‘Heavy Rotation’ which was released in October 2008.

Anastacia is now happier than ever as she married her bodyguard Wayne Newton two years ago. Also, she has become a mother as her husband has two children from his previous relationship. Now in her forties, she is as excited as at the beginning about her career and she is looking forward to making a world tour in 2009.