Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, chapter by chapter

All 10 chapters. What happens, in a line. Then each one in five words.

Enfield tells Utterson about a small ugly man called Hyde who trampled a girl, then paid with a cheque signed by Dr Jekyll.

Enfield tells of Hyde's door

Utterson worries about Jekyll's will, which leaves everything to Hyde. He waits by the door and meets Hyde. He hates him on sight.

Utterson hunts down Mr Hyde

At dinner, Utterson asks Jekyll about Hyde. Jekyll goes pale but says he can get rid of Hyde any time he likes.

Jekyll says he controls Hyde

A maid sees Hyde beat an old man to death. The victim is Sir Danvers Carew. Utterson takes the police to Hyde's rooms.

Hyde murders Sir Danvers Carew

Jekyll shows Utterson a letter from Hyde saying he has gone. Utterson's clerk notices the handwriting looks like Jekyll's.

Hyde's letter matches Jekyll's writing

Jekyll shuts himself away. Lanyon has had a terrible shock and dies. He leaves Utterson a letter to open only after Jekyll dies.

Lanyon dies of a shock

Utterson and Enfield see Jekyll at his window. His face suddenly fills with terror. He slams the window shut.

Jekyll's face changes at window

Poole fetches Utterson. Something in the lab has a mask on and is not Jekyll. They break the door down. Hyde is dead on the floor.

They break in; Hyde dead

Lanyon's letter. He watched Hyde drink a potion and turn into Jekyll. That is what killed him.

Lanyon saw Hyde become Jekyll

Jekyll's own story. He made the potion to free his bad side. Hyde got stronger. Jekyll lost control. This is the end.

Jekyll explains, then ends himself