Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears, leaving nothing behind but some personal belongings and the suspicion that his jealous uncle John Jasper, madly in love with Rosa, is the killer. This tantalizing tale has been adapted in film and television several times.Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is edited with an introduction by David Paroissien in Penguin Classics.Įdwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. “There are few of stories which are superior in the matter of composition… one of the best unfinished mystery stories in literature” (Eckel, 96). Dickens had so closely guarded the plot’s outlines, even from his closest friends, that to this day the identity of Drood’s killer remains a topic for speculation, discussion and debate. The remaining three were published posthumously. Unfortunately, at the time of his death on June 9, 1870, Dickens had written only six parts of the book, three of which had been published.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, however, “enlarged and strengthened in the pursuit of a larger vision, a vision which depicts the ‘lanes of light’ between the dark pillars of a crypt and which reflects upon ‘that mysterious fire which lurks in everything” (Ackroyd, 1056). In near fine condition.Ĭharles Dickens’ novels regularly revolved around masks, dual identities and other secrets.
Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, frontispiece portrait of dickens, 12 wood-engraved plates, original wrappers bound in rear. $975.00 Item Number: 133997įirst edition from the original parts Dickens’ final novel, with them bound in the rear.
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