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The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" by Charles Dickens is a novel published in 1870. Dickens's final and unfinished work centers on John Jasper, a cathedral choirmaster and opium addict who desires his pupil Rosa Bud—the fiancée of his nephew Edwin Drood. When Edwin vanishes mysteriously after a tense reconciliation dinner with his rival Neville Landless, suspicion falls on Neville while Jasper's dark obsessions deepen. Set in the cathedral town of Cloisterham, this mystery remains unsolved, as Dickens died before revealing its conclusion. ... Read more

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AuthorDickens, Charles, 1812-1870
TitleThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood
Reading LevelReading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassPR: Language and Literatures: English literature
SubjectMystery fiction
CategoryText
eBook-No.564
Release DateJun 1, 1996
Last UpdateMar 25, 2024
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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