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FURTHER READING

Criticism

Cordery, Gareth. "The Cathedral as Setting and Symbol in The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Dickens Studies Newsletter 10, no. 4 (December 1979): 97-103.

Explores the symbolic function of the cathedral in Edwin Drood as it functions as a backdrop to the story.

Duncan, Ian. Modern Romance and Transformations of the Novel: The Gothic, Scott, Dickens. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, 295 p.

Examines the relationship between the revival of the romance form and the ascendancy of the novel in British literary culture, from 1760 to 1850; begins with the first identification of modern prose fiction in the lateeighteenth-century Gothic novel before discussing the work of Sir Walter Scott and Dickens.

Frank, Lawrence. "News From the Dead: Archaeology, Detection, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Dickens Studies...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Primary Sources
   1. Charles Dickens (Story Date 1836–1837)
4. General Commentary
   1. Julian Wolfreys (Essay Date 2000)
5. Title Commentary
   1. Bleak House
   2. Great Expectations
   3. Little Dorrit
6. Further Reading

1. Charles Dickens