The Mystery Of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens
The unfinished novel revolves around the titular character, Edwin Drood, who mysteriously disappears amid a backdrop of jealousy, opium dreams, and a love triangle. The story is set in the provincial town of Cloisterham and follows Drood, his uncle John Jasper, and their entangled relationships with Rosa Bud, Drood's fiancée, and the siblings Helena and Neville Landless. With themes of betrayal, unrequited love, and the dark underbelly of Victorian society, the narrative builds towards Drood's disappearance, which leads to suspicion and an unresolved whodunit due to the author's death before the novel's completion.
The 1786th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1870
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- English
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(3.5)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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This book is on the following 6 lists:
- 61st on The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Mystery Writers of America)
- 293rd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones (Murder For Pleasure (Book))
- Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide (Book edited by Marshall B. Tymn)
- Keating’s 100 best crime and mystery books (Book)