Author: Charles DickensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories
Author: Charles DickensThe Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories ...
Author: Charles DickensThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
Author: Charles DickensPublisher:
ISBN: 9783348096850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It
Author: Pete OrfordPublisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1526724375
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A tantalizing tour through a true bibliomystery that will “get people talking about one of literature’s greatest enigmas” (KentOnline). When Dickens died on June 9, 1870, he was halfway through writing his last book, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Since that time, hundreds of academics, fans, authors, and playwrights have presented their own conclusion to this literary puzzler. Step into 150 years of Dickensian speculation to see how our attitudes both to Dickens and his mystifying last work have developed. At first, enterprising authors tried to cash in on an opportunity to finish Dickens’ book. Dogged attempts of early twentieth-century detectives proved Drood to be the greatest mystery of all time. Earnest academics of the mid-century reinvented Dickens as a modernist writer. Today, the glorious irreverence of modern bibliophiles reveals just how far people will go in their quest to find an ending worthy of Dickens. Whether you are a die-hard Drood fan or new to the controversy, Dickens scholar Pete Orford guides readers through the tangled web of theories and counter-theories surrounding this great literary riddle. From novels to websites; musicals to public trials; and academic tomes to erotic fiction, one thing is certain: there is no end to the inventiveness with which we redefine Dickens’ final story, and its enduring mystery.
˜Theœ Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories
Author: Charles DickensThe Last Dickens
Author: Matthew PearlPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448104297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
1870. Charles Dickens is dead. The final instalment of his last manuscript has vanished. The script was last seen addressed to the publisher whose fortunes depend on it. Since its sudden disappearance the only clue to its whereabouts is a trail of brutal murders. With his livelihood - indeed his life - in jeopardy, Dickens' publisher sets out to unravel the mystery. The trail leads him from bustling West End theatres, through grimy East End backstreets, into the fug of illicit opium dens, as the crime he hopes to solve ensnares him.
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Author: Charles Dickens˜Theœ Mystery of Edwin Drood, reprinted pieces and other stories
Author: Charles DickensMemoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
Author: Joseph GrimaldiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Reprinted Pieces, and Other Stories (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles DickensPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331070993
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Excerpt from The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Reprinted Pieces, and Other Stories About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.