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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Taschenbuch von Charles Dickens
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Englisch

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Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication

Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears, leaving nothing behind but some personal belongings and the suspicion that his jealous uncle John Jasper, madly in love with Rosa, is the killer. And beyond this presumed crime there are further intrigues: the dark opium dens of the sleepy cathedral town of Cloisterham, and the sinister double life of Choirmaster Jasper, whose drug-fuelled fantasy life belies his respectable appearance. Dickens died before completing The Mystery of Edwin Drood, leaving its tantalising mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. This edition contains an introduction by David Paroissien, discussing the novel's ending, with a chronology, notes, original illustrations by Samuel Luke Fildes, appendices on opium use in the nineteenth century, the 'Sapsea Fragment' and Dickens's plans for the story's conclusion.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication

Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears, leaving nothing behind but some personal belongings and the suspicion that his jealous uncle John Jasper, madly in love with Rosa, is the killer. And beyond this presumed crime there are further intrigues: the dark opium dens of the sleepy cathedral town of Cloisterham, and the sinister double life of Choirmaster Jasper, whose drug-fuelled fantasy life belies his respectable appearance. Dickens died before completing The Mystery of Edwin Drood, leaving its tantalising mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. This edition contains an introduction by David Paroissien, discussing the novel's ending, with a chronology, notes, original illustrations by Samuel Luke Fildes, appendices on opium use in the nineteenth century, the 'Sapsea Fragment' and Dickens's plans for the story's conclusion.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Charles Dickens
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Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel: Das Geheimnis des Edwin Drood
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140439267
ISBN-10: 0140439269
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 41723
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dickens, Charles
Redaktion: Paroissien, David
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Penguin Classics
Abbildungen: Illustrations, chronology, further reading, notes
Maße: 197 x 128 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Charles Dickens
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.03.2002
Gewicht: 0,331 kg
Artikel-ID: 104188030
Über den Autor
Charles Dickens
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel: Das Geheimnis des Edwin Drood
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140439267
ISBN-10: 0140439269
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 41723
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dickens, Charles
Redaktion: Paroissien, David
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Penguin Classics
Abbildungen: Illustrations, chronology, further reading, notes
Maße: 197 x 128 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Charles Dickens
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.03.2002
Gewicht: 0,331 kg
Artikel-ID: 104188030
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