The Multiple Perspectives of Jekyll & Hyde - A Hypertext Novel. Chronology.

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Dates	Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde	Mr Utterson	Dr Lanyon	Poole
Saturday March 19th 1881			Dr Jekyll comes for dinner at Dr Lanyon's house and the two men argue. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sunday March 20th 1881	Dr Jekyll takes his potion for the first time, and Hyde emerges to explore the world. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11			Poole hears his master prowling the house in a strange manner in the middle of the night. 1 2 3
Monday March 21st 1881				Poole notices a worrying change in his master's personality. 1 2
Sunday July 31st 1881	Mr Hyde roams the London night, immersing himself in the many kinds of darkness. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Monday August 1st 1881	Dr Jekyll wakes to find blood on his trousers, but can't recall how it got there. 1 2 3			Poole witnesses his master's split personality and then finds the blood-stained trousers. 1 2 3 4 5
Thursday November 17th 1881	Mr Hyde takes rooms in Soho. 1 2 3 4 5
Wednesday February 1st 1882	While walking at night, Mr Hyde tramples a child and is accosted by Mr Utterson's cousin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7			Poole meets Mr Hyde for the first time. 1 2 3
Friday April 28th 1882	Dr Jekyll tries to convince Mr Utterson to draw up a will with Mr Hyde as the beneficiary. 1 2 3 4	Mr Utterson refuses to draw up Dr Jekyll's unusual will. 1 2 3 4 5
Monday May 1st 1882		Mr Utterson receives Dr Jekyll's will and locks it away. 1
Sunday October 1st 1882		Mr Utterson goes for his Sunday walk with his cousin and is told about Mr Hyde. He then visits Dr Lanyon. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Mr Utterson visits Dr Lanyon to enquire about Mr Hyde. 1 2 3 4
Monday October 2nd 1882		Mr Utterson wakes determined to meet Mr Hyde. 1
Saturday November 4th 1882	Mr Hyde returns home and is accosted by Mr Utterson. 1 2 3 4 5 6	Mr Utterson finally meets Mr Hyde, and tried to seek more information from Dr Jekyll. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10		Mr Utterson calls for Dr Jekyll, but Poole tells him that the doctor is not home. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Wednesday November 8th 1882				Poole calls to see Mr Utterson, but he is out. 1
Sunday November 19th 1882	Mr Utterson comes for dinner at Dr Jekyll's and they talk about Mr Hyde. 1 2 3 4	Mr Utterson goes for dinner at Dr Jekyll's and they talk about Mr Hyde. 1 2 3 4 5 6		Mr Utterson comes to dinner. 1
Thursday August 9th 1883	Mr Hyde is intrigued by the sight of a dead body. 1 2 3
Friday August 10th 1883	Dr Jekyll considers the pros and cons of life as Mr Hyde. 1 2
Saturday August 11th 1883	Dr Jekyll wakes having changed into Mr Hyde without the aid of his potion. 1 2 3 4			Mr Hyde scares the staff of the house as he runs from Dr Jekyll's room to his laboratory. 1 2 3
Thursday October 18th 1883	Despite promising not to do so, Dr Jekyll takes the potion and sets Mr Hyde free. Mr Hyde attacks and kills Sir Danvers Carew. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Friday October 19th 1883	Dr Jekyll hides after the night's events until Mr Utterson visits him. 1 2 3 4 5	Mr Utterson is woken by the police and asked to help track Sir Danvers' killer. He visits Dr Jekyll. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21		Poole comes upon his master having a fit in the night, and immediately associates it with the murder when he hears the news in the morning. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wednesday December 12th 1883	Dr Jekyll reminisces about his time as Mr Hyde. 1 2
Tuesday January 8th 1884	Mr Utterson and Dr Lanyon come to dinner. 1	Mr Utterson goes for dinner at Dr Jekyll's with Dr Lanyon. 1 2	Dr Lanyon goes for dinner at Dr Jekyll's and they patch up their relationship. 1 2 3 4	Mr Utterson and Dr Lanyon come to dinner. 1
Wednesday January 9th 1884	Dr Jekyll changes while out for a walk and has to seek help from Dr Lanyon who learns Dr Jekyll's secrets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9		Dr Lanyon receives a letter requesting help for Dr Jekyll. Mr Hyde comes to his house and Dr Lanyon witnesses his change. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	Poole receives a letter asking him to provide Dr Lanyon with access to Dr Jekyll's cabinet. 1 2
Thursday January 10th 1884	The changes come more and more frequently and the potion seems to be losing its powers. 1 2 3			Poole sees his master change mid-stride. 1
Saturday January 12th 1884		Mr Utterson calls on Dr Jekyll but is turned away. 1		Poole turns Mr Utterson away. 1 2
Monday January 14th 1884		Mr Utterson calls on Dr Jekyll but is turned away again. 1		Poole turns Mr Utterson away again. 1
Tuesday January 15th 1884		Mr Utterson calls on Dr Jekyll but is turned away a third time. 1		Poole turns Mr Utterson away a third time. 1
Wednesday January 16th 1884		Mr Utterson dines with Mr Guest who calms his fears. 1 2
Thursday January 17th 1884		Mr Utterson visits Dr Lanyon who is severely ill and will not talk about Dr Jekyll. 1 2 3 4 5	Mr Utterson visits and mentions Dr Jekyll, making Dr Lanyon's illness all the worse. 1 2 3 4	A letter arrives from Mr Utterson. Dr Jekyll provides a reply. 1 2
Friday January 18th 1884		Mr Utterson receives a baffling reply to his letter. 1 2 3
Monday January 28th 1884	Poole comes to tell Dr Jekyll that Dr Lanyon has died. 1 2 3			Poole tells his master of Dr Lanyon's death. 1
Wednesday January 30th 1884		Following Dr Lanyon's funeral, Mr Utterson examines a letter from the deceased which worries him. 1 2 3 4 Letter
Sunday February 3rd 1884	Dr Jekyll changes while talking to Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield from his window. 1 2 3	Mr Utterson takes another Sunday walk with his cousin. They stop outside Dr Jekyll's house to talk with him, but he slams the window and disappears. 1 2 3 4
Wednesday February 6th 1884	Dr Jekyll tries to track down a crucial salt that makes his potion work, but fails. He starts to write an account of events. 1 Account			Poole tries to find a crucial chemical for his master, but is unable to find any that works. 1 2
Sunday February 10th 1884	Mr Hyde is now in total control, but if he is found, they will hang him. 1 2 3	Poole calls for Mr Utterson and they confront Mr Hyde together. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23		Poole calls for Mr Utterson and they confront Mr Hyde together. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18