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6b, Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall 193 Piccadilly aprox. 1875
Notes
The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories usually refers to a collection centered on Charles Dickens’s final, unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), often paired with selected shorter works to round out the volume.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
This novel is one of literature’s great cliffhangers. Dickens died before completing it, leaving readers to puzzle over its intended ending. Set in the shadowy cathedral town of Cloisterham, the story follows the disappearance of young Edwin Drood and the suspicious behavior of his opium-using uncle, John Jasper, the cathedral choirmaster. The book blends gothic atmosphere, psychological tension, and dark humor, suggesting a turn toward crime fiction that Dickens never fully got to finish. The central mystery—was Edwin murdered, and if so, by whom?—has fueled over a century of theories, sequels, and imagined endings.
Description
3/4 green leather and marble binding, not dated but about 1875, three edge marble, charming black and white illustrations, intact, four edges slight rubbing, five raised bands, good condition
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Description
6b, Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall 193 Piccadilly aprox. 1875
Notes
The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories usually refers to a collection centered on Charles Dickens’s final, unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), often paired with selected shorter works to round out the volume.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
This novel is one of literature’s great cliffhangers. Dickens died before completing it, leaving readers to puzzle over its intended ending. Set in the shadowy cathedral town of Cloisterham, the story follows the disappearance of young Edwin Drood and the suspicious behavior of his opium-using uncle, John Jasper, the cathedral choirmaster. The book blends gothic atmosphere, psychological tension, and dark humor, suggesting a turn toward crime fiction that Dickens never fully got to finish. The central mystery—was Edwin murdered, and if so, by whom?—has fueled over a century of theories, sequels, and imagined endings.
Description
3/4 green leather and marble binding, not dated but about 1875, three edge marble, charming black and white illustrations, intact, four edges slight rubbing, five raised bands, good condition
