{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-edwin-drood-by-charles-dickens","title":"The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is edited with an introduction by David Paroissien in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdwin 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, leaving its tantalising mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, you might like Dickens's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59453811982622,"sku":null,"price":390.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59453812015390,"sku":null,"price":520.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59453812048158,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/329957.jpg?v=1781287714","url":"https:\/\/www.readroombd.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-edwin-drood-by-charles-dickens","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}