The Mystery of Edwin Drood (novel)
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"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, a Victorian mystery centered on the disappearance of a young man and the unresolved question of who, if anyone, murdered him.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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unfinished novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDiedBeforeCompletion | true ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity
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jealousy ⓘ mystery surrounding a disappearance ⓘ opium addiction ⓘ possible murder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
All the Year Round
NERFINISHED
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Charles Dickens's own periodical ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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musical adaptations ⓘ radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasUnresolvedPlot | true ⓘ |
| illustrator | Luke Fildes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | sensation fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edwin Drood
NERFINISHED
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Helena Landless NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jasper NERFINISHED ⓘ Neville Landless NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Puffer NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Septimus Crisparkle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Bud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | musical "Drood" (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | ending left unknown due to author’s death ⓘ |
| numberOfCompletedParts | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plannedNumberOfParts | 12 ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman & Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionAtIssue | identity of any potential murderer ⓘ |
| questionAtIssue | whether Edwin Drood was murdered ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Cloisterham
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Rochester, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | published in monthly parts ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
completion attempts by other authors
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literary criticism ⓘ |
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