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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens
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Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Fildes, Luke V.; Collins, Charles. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
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. Central to the plot is John Jasper: 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. Though The Mystery of Edwin Drood is ... Read more
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Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857152838
SKU
V9781857152838
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About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as ... Read more
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