'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last'The TimesEdwin 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
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140439267Number of pages: 432Weight: 315 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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