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Dickens clearly left it half written on purpose.... Mats imaginary friend Send a noteboard - 06/06/2010 04:08:54 AM
First you should know that The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens' last novel. It was left only half finished at his death, and no one knows how it was supposed to end. Simmons is not the first to find inspiration in this state of events. He is not even the first to write his own mystery story with Dickens' novel figuring somewhere at the centre. But he is the first that I know of to make his mystery so completely over the top.


He left it half written so that it would be the greatest "mystery" novel, in the truest sense of the word, for all time.
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/Other Literature: Drood by Dan Simmons Camilla - 02/06/2010 10:47:13 PM 5809 Views
I'm about 200 pages in and I've found the first thing that really annoys me: Rebekah - 02/06/2010 11:15:33 PM 1958 Views
Re: I'm about 200 pages in and I've found the first thing that really annoys me: Camilla - 02/06/2010 11:18:23 PM 2028 Views
Suspect I am getting there. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:49:16 PM 1767 Views
There are (okay, were, I'm temporarily living in the 1890s...) MPs who are styled Lord, though. Legolas - 02/06/2010 11:22:33 PM 1821 Views
Link me, please? Rebekah - 02/06/2010 11:31:01 PM 1808 Views
Sure. Legolas - 02/06/2010 11:46:32 PM 2201 Views
Thanks. Rebekah - 03/06/2010 11:48:47 PM 1740 Views
Well? *NM* Camilla - 05/06/2010 02:26:36 PM 1090 Views
Haven't got round to that yet. Been busy. Patience. *NM* Rebekah - 05/06/2010 03:50:13 PM 934 Views
Nice review. I have a possibly difficult question... Legolas - 02/06/2010 11:18:56 PM 1795 Views
Re: Nice review. I have a possibly difficult question... Camilla - 02/06/2010 11:21:24 PM 1780 Views
Re: Nice review. I have a possibly difficult question... DomA - 06/06/2010 01:43:42 AM 1827 Views
That Italian book Camilla - 06/06/2010 09:24:47 AM 1647 Views
Re: That Italian book DomA - 15/06/2010 06:09:22 PM 1729 Views
Re: That Italian book Camilla - 15/06/2010 06:11:33 PM 1722 Views
damning review had it on my wishlist...i'll be taking it off Foxhead - 03/06/2010 05:29:42 PM 1796 Views
Re: damning review had it on my wishlist...i'll be taking it off Camilla - 03/06/2010 05:36:06 PM 1836 Views
edwin drood edwin drood Foxhead - 04/06/2010 10:35:51 AM 1758 Views
Re: edwin drood edwin drood Camilla - 04/06/2010 12:38:13 PM 1798 Views
Have now finished it. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 04:30:48 PM 1752 Views
*spoiler* Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:32:19 PM 1858 Views
Well, within the bounds of the story there's really nothing slanderous in that. Rebekah - 04/06/2010 04:43:34 PM 1778 Views
Re: Well, within the bounds of the story there's really nothing slanderous in that. Camilla - 04/06/2010 04:56:35 PM 1746 Views
Dickens clearly left it half written on purpose.... Mats imaginary friend - 06/06/2010 04:08:54 AM 1871 Views
You are not the first to suggest that Camilla - 06/06/2010 10:32:45 AM 1718 Views
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