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Charles Dickens’s final novel, *The Mystery of Edwin Drood*, remains incomplete, leaving the fate of the title character shrouded in intrigue. A choirmaster, John Jasper, is secretly devoted to his pupil Rosa Bud, who is engaged to Jasper’s nephew, Edwin Drood. A passionate man from Ceylon also becomes attracted to Rosa, and a rivalry emerges between him and Drood. When Drood disappears, the novel—left unfinished by Dickens—leaves readers with an unresolved mystery and a window into 19th‑century English social conventions.
First publish date: May 2000
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Charles Dickens
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