The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and readers have often speculated what the ending might have been. The novel is named after Edwin Drood, but it mostly tells the story of his uncle, a Jekyll-and-Hyde-esque choirmaster named John Jasper, who is in love with his pupil, Rosa Bud. Miss Bud is Drood's fiance, and has caught the eye of the high spirited and hot tempered Neville Landless, who comes from Ceylon with his twin sister, Helena, and immediately makes an enemy of Drood. In the musical version (see below) all of these, along with the Reverend Crisparkle, whom the Landless twins live with, a mysterious opium dealer called only the Princess Puffer, and Rosa's guardian's servant, Mister Bazzard, are all considered possible suspects.

External links

• Charles Dickens's Themes An analysis of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, explaining its themes and allusions, and offering a solution to its mysteries, including the identity of Datchery and Jasper's split personality.
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• The Mystery of Edwin Drood - in easy to read HTML format.