num_pages: 336
description: The final, unfinished novel of Charles Dickens that is in many ways his most intriguing—a gripping, haunting masterpiece that foreshadows the detective stories of Conan Doyle and the nightmarish novels of Kafka.The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a highly atmospheric tale of murder. Central to the plot is John in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict. And while seeming to smile on the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, he is, in fact, consumed by jealousy, driven to terrify the boy’s fiancée and to plot the murder of Edwin himself.As in many of Dickens’s greatest novels, the gulf between appearance and reality drives the action. Set in the seemingly innocuous cathedral town of Cloisterham, the story rapidly darkens with a sense of impending evil.Though The Mystery of Edwin Drood is one of its author’s darkest books, it also bustles with a vast roster of memorable–and delightfully named–minor Mrs. Billikins, the landlady; the foolish Mr. Sapsea; the domineering philanthropist, Mr. Honeythunder; and the mysterious Datchery. Several attempts have been made over the years to complete the novel and solve the mystery, but even in its unfinished state it is a masterpiece.
language: English
title: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
titlecomplete: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
characters: Mr. Tartar, Hercule Poirot, Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, Dick Datchery, Helena Landless, Marlowe, John Jasper, Thomas Sapsea, Pater Brown, Hiram Grewgious, Miss Twinkleton, Luke Honeythunder, Jules Maigret, Neville Landless, Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens, Rosa Bud, Rev. Septimus Crisparkle
genres: Historical Fiction, Novels, Gothic, Literature, Victorian, Classics, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 12049
places: Rome, Rochester, England
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Βραβείο Λογοτεχνικής Μετάφρασης ΕΚΕΜΕΛ
category: Αγγλόφωνη Λογοτεχνία
publisher: Everyman's Library