The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens author David Paroissien editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:28th Mar '02
Should be back in stock very soon
'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
ISBN: 9780140439267
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 24mm
Weight: 315g
432 pages