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The story is set in Cloisterham, a lightly disguised Rochester. [3] Upon the death of Dickens on 9 June 1870, the novel was left unfinished in his writing desk, [4] only six of a planned twelve instalments having been written.
- Fildes, Luke, Sir, Charles Dickens
- 1870
Edwin Drood is an apprentice engineer who expects one day to become a partner in the firm that employs him, for his father had been one of the owners. Drood’s profession takes him all over...
Sep 25, 2021 · The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Dickens’s Life At The Time Gad’s Hill Place During October of 1869, at Gad’s Hill Place, Dickens began work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood .
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, published posthumously in 1870. Only 6 of the 12 projected parts had been completed by the time of Dickens’s death. Although Dickens had included touches of the gothic and horrific in his earlier works, Edwin Drood was his only true.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 16, 2022 · (contains spoilers) The story is set in the Cathedral town of Cloisterham. Edwin Drood and Rosa Bud, both orphaned, had been promised to each other in marriage by their parents. Their attachment, made in early childhood, has cooled as they are reaching adulthood.
Summary. The story is set in a fictional town called Cloisterham, which is believed to be based on Rochester. It begins as John Jasper is leaving a place in London where opium (a powerful drug) is taken by lots of people. Jasper leads a choir (group of singers) in a large church in Cloisterham.
Fictional cathedral town in southern England in which the novel is primarily set.
