The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Series: Zeba Books Classics
Publisher: Zeba Books
Published: 13-01-2026
Place of publication: India
Language: eng
Format: Digital
Number of pages: 678
ISBN-13: 9788199714465
Copyright date: 2026
First sentence: An ancient English Cathedral Tower? How can the ancient English Cathedral tower be here!
Description: The Mystery of Edwin Drood explores issues of distrust, obsession, and moral decay in the seemingly respectable setting of a cathedral town.

Dickens uses a rich atmosphere and psychological strain to reveal the underlying instability hidden by social decorum. The story depicts a world steeped in remorse and preoccupation, with outward appearances masking interior corruption. Despite its fragmentary state, the novel is a notable late work, representing a more gloomy shift in Dickens's perspective and providing a disturbing examination of crime, moral responsibility, and the precarious bounds of Victorian decorum.

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