03290cam a2200385 4500 240249887 TxAuBib 20140811120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781588368713 1588368718 B002QE3CUS Amazon eaf57b07-78f6-4435-8824-dd512b665d27 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 40470 269195 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. The Mystery of Edwin Drood [Libby eBook]. Random House Publishing Group, 2009. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 4831kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)<br /> <br /> Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel is in many ways his most intriguing. A highly atmospheric tale of murder, <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i> foreshadows both the detective stories of Conan Doyle and the nightmarish novels of Kafka.<br /> <br /> As in many of Dickens's greatest novels, the gulf between appearance and reality drives the action. Set in the seemingly innocuous cathedral town of Cloisterham, the story rapidly darkens with a sense of impending evil. Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict. And while seeming to smile on the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, he is, in fact, consumed by jealousy, driven to terrify the boy's fiancée and to plot the murder of Edwin himself. Though <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i> is one of its author's darkest books, it also bustles with a vast roster of memorable--and delightfully named--minor characters: Mrs. Billikins, the landlady; the foolish Mr. Sapsea; the domineering philanthropist, Mr. Honeythunder; and the mysterious Datchery. Several attempts have been made over the years to complete the novel and solve the mystery, but even in its unfinished state it is a gripping and haunting masterpiece.<br /> <br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. Classic Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-11 10:13:24. Pearl, Matthew. http://slc.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=eaf57b07-78f6-4435-8824-dd512b665d27 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/EAF/57B/07/MysteryofEdwinDrood9781588368713.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EAF57B07-78F6-4435-8824-DD512B665D27&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/EAF/57B/07/MysteryofEdwinDrood9781588368713.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EAF57B07-78F6-4435-8824-DD512B665D27&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/EAF/57B/07/MysteryofEdwinDrood9781588368713.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EAF57B07-78F6-4435-8824-DD512B665D27&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)