About Edwin Drood
Published on 29. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-1-107-45887-1 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1911, this book contains an assessment of the remaining fragments of Dickens' unfinished novel Edwin Drood. Dickens scholar Henry Jackson does not attempt to reconstruct the story's plot, but brings out certain details overlooked by other experts of his day, including clues contained in the book's unpublished cover. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Dickens' final work.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-45887-1 (9781107458871)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Introduction; 2. The chronology of the extant fragment; 3. Jasper's machinations against Edwin Drood: chapters i-xiv; 4. Jasper's machinations against Neville Landless: chapters xv-xvii and xxiii; 5. Datchery: chapters xviii and xxiii; 6. The cover; 7. The opium-woman; 8. Did Drood escape; 9. The manuscript; 10. Conclusion.