The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Dickens, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140439269 ISBN 13: 9780140439267

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2002

Synopsis

'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last' The Times

Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears. Beyond this there are further intrigues: the dark opium underworld of the sleepy cathedral town of Cloisterham, and the sinister double life of choir-master Jasper, whose drug-fuelled fantasy life belies his appearance. Dickens died before completing Edwin Drood, leaving generations of readers to try and solve its tantalizing mystery.

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by David Paroissien

About this title

Book Description:

With an exclusive introduction by Peter Ackroyd, these out of print editions are brought back to life with a fresh and timeless new look.

From the Back Cover:

The main issue in the novel is the disappearance of Edwin Drood and the suspicion that he has been murdered. But as intriguing as this central plot are the startling innovations in Dicken's work and the troubled elements lurking within the novel: a dark opium underworld, the uneasy and violent fantasies of its inhabitants, the disquieting presence of old 'Princess Puffer', of the quiet cathedral town of Cloisterham from which people have to escape in order to save themselves--and, at the centre, the menacing figure of Jasper.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0140439269
• ISBN 13: 9780140439267
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Paroissien David