In the enigmatic novella of the strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Stevenson successfully constructs a setting to consist of mysterious features and language devices while also fitting into the popularised gothic theme of the 19th century. Stevenson does this by creating his work to capture the realistic but obscure setting of Soho, London. This novella was written after the Industrial Revolution which plays a significant role in the uprise of Soho becoming a densely populated place with foul smog lingering and concealing London .This instantly foreshadows the upcoming secrecy and mystery about to unfold; emphasising the gothic features within this novella. In the first chapter of the novella 'Story of the door' Mr Enfield retells a story to his valuable friend Mr Utterson about a man that had 'trampled calmly' over a naïve ,innocent little girl. Firstly Stevenson's vague choice of the initial chapter name demonstrates him to be using it as a plot device to gradually build up the tension, suspense and set the mood for the rest of the novella. In doing this Stevenson creates an ambiguous setting that drives the reader to wanting clarification and therefore captivates them within the text. As the novel unravels the chapter names get increasingly longer and more vivid. This mirrors the audience uncovering the numerous amount of secrets within the chapters which further builds up the complexity of this narrative. Secondly within Mr Enfield's anecdote he describes the predicament to occur at '3 o clock of a black winter morning'. Stevenson's choice of 3AM establishes a gothic setting since it has deeply enrooted connotations towards the devils hour and supernatural entities .The link of 3am being 'the devils hour' is derived from a folklore concept at which 3-4 am is where the worlds barrier is the weakest to allow demons to appear. Stevenson deliberately choosing this timing conveys the audience to anticipate a frightening and mystical situation with an individual relatively similar to the devil which unfolds to be Mr Hyde .Mr Enfield additionally establishes that before the incident he was arriving home from 'some place at the end of the world' which demonstrates Stevenson's use of unrevealed mysterious which successfully contributes towards the reoccurring gothic theme. In adding this Stevenson is also highlighting Victorians gentleman's concealment of desires. Within the 19th century Victorian men had moral values and reputations to withstand such as their career, respectability and social perspective .However they also had desires and morally wrong interests that they would enjoy such as gambling, drinking and involving themselves with prostitutes .Since these were all seen as morally ghastly ,Victorian men were forced to conceal and deny these hobbies. Stevenson could therefore be hinting towards Mr Enfield arriving home from a scandalous place which he himself cannot speak about even to his good friend Utterson. This concept of sinful acts happening at early hours continues as a motif throughout the play including when Hyde murders Danvers Carew. Another motif throughout the play is Stevenson's expressive yet realistic setting of Soho London. Due to the Industrial Revolution London suffered with a brown fog which held the city captive to blindness and eerie, misty streets. This was because of the intense manufacturing processes which produced toxic, harmful chemicals and smog. The fog is an emblem of concealment since it carpets and captures London, which mirrors the characters such as Jekyll who is dealing with a heavy burden of a secret. Creating this semantic field of realism Stevenson allows the audience to relate towards this novel ultimately increasing the interest and relatability. Further on in the play on Enfield's and Utterson's second Sunday walk they come to a court which is described as 'full of premature twilight'. This noun 'twilight' signals the end of the day and the bridge between light and dark. Stevenson use of pathetic fallacy is suggesting that the duality of a day is so seemingly contrasting that only enriched, lively acts can occur in the light hours and sinful ,unlawful acts are much more likely to occur at night. Stevenson effectively lures his 19th century audience with the realistic setting of Soho to capture the true essence of a gothic novella. His use of introducing characters and chapters additionally helps construct a semantic field of mystery which is a significant theme within a gothic novella. Stevenson's motifs of the horrors of night-time ,concealment of desires and even reoccurring objects like locks and letters all annunciate secrecy allows his writing to purely secrete all features of a gothic novella.