Written expressly for GCSE students and their teachers, this innovative new guide features detailed critical commentaries on each chapter, essays on major and minor characters and on a range of key themes. In addition, The Art of Literature, Volume 2, includes exploration of other fundamental aspects of Stevenson's novella, such as settings and the Gothic as a genre. Written in an erudite, but lively and accessible style, this critical and revision guide is a springboard to more sophisticated appreciation of Stevenson's novella and to the top GCSE grades.