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In Charles Dickens's unfinished masterpiece, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the reader is immediately drawn into the enigmatic atmosphere of Cloisterham, a city steeped in history and shrouded in secrets. The story begins by introducing several key characters and their complex relationships, setting the stage for a compelling mystery. John Jasper, a man of intense and often unsettling demeanor, is central to the narrative. He is the choirmaster of Cloisterham Cathedral, and his passion for music is matched only by his obsessive, almost predatory affection for his nephew, Edwin Drood. This affection is not always healthy, often manifesting as a “hungry, exacting, watchful, and yet devoted” gaze that makes others uncomfortable. Jasper’s behavior is further complicated by his occasional “dazed” spells, which leave him with a “dimness and giddiness”. He also keeps a diary, where his morbid fears about Edwin's safety are recorded, particularly his concern about the “demoniacal passion” of Neville Landless. His entries reveal a troubled mind, plagued by “dark intangible presentiments of evil”.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens' Unfinished Novel & Our Endless Attempts to End It
Author: Pete Orford
language: en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date: 2018-07-30
A tantalizing tour through a true bibliomystery that will “get people talking about one of literature’s greatest enigmas” (KentOnline). When Dickens died on June 9, 1870, he was halfway through writing his last book, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Since that time, hundreds of academics, fans, authors, and playwrights have presented their own conclusion to this literary puzzler. Step into 150 years of Dickensian speculation to see how our attitudes both to Dickens and his mystifying last work have developed. At first, enterprising authors tried to cash in on an opportunity to finish Dickens’ book. Dogged attempts of early twentieth-century detectives proved Drood to be the greatest mystery of all time. Earnest academics of the mid-century reinvented Dickens as a modernist writer. Today, the glorious irreverence of modern bibliophiles reveals just how far people will go in their quest to find an ending worthy of Dickens. Whether you are a die-hard Drood fan or new to the controversy, Dickens scholar Pete Orford guides readers through the tangled web of theories and counter-theories surrounding this great literary riddle. From novels to websites; musicals to public trials; and academic tomes to erotic fiction, one thing is certain: there is no end to the inventiveness with which we redefine Dickens’ final story, and its enduring mystery.
The D Case Or The Truth About The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
Author: Fruttero , Carlo And Lucentini , Franco
language: en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: 2011-07-31
At an international literary conference in Rome in the near future, the greatest detectives in history (and literature) gather to solve the mystery of Dickens' unfinished novel THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and end up solving the mystery of Dickens' own death. At this crazy conference are Father Brown, Holmes, Maigret, Poirot, Marlowe, Lew Archer and even Nero Wolfe. Dickens' marvelously atmospheric novel is read to them (or imprinted on their brains by a new Japanese technique), chapter by chapter - and for the reader the chapters are interleaved with the story of the goings-on at the conference. Part detective story, part comic academic novel, part science fiction, part playful scholarship, part Dickens, THE D CASE is dazzling, offbeat, hilarious and original. (Translated by Gregory Dowling)