The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1870
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Edwin Drood, Jack Jasper, Rosa Bud, Neville Landless, Helena Landless, Durdles, Mr. Crisparkle
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Obsession, England or English people, Orphans or orphanages, Opium
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Mr. Jack Jasper was the choirmaster of the cathedral at Cloisterham. Young as he was, he was also the guardian of his orphan nephew, Edwin Drood, who was only a few years Jasper’s junior. Edwin Drood was an apprentice engineer who expected one day to become a partner in the firm that employed him, for his father had been one of the owners. Drood’s profession took him all over the world, but he came back at every opportunity to Cloisterham to see his uncle and his fiancée.
Drood’s fiancée, Rosa Bud, was attending a finishing school in Cloisterham. She...
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