Product Details
ISBN: 9781916324305
Book Type: paperback
Number of Pages: 96
Book Dimensions: 254mm by 165mm
Images: 8 black & white illustrations
Description
(taken from the book's blurb)
From finishing Our Mutual Friend in 1865 until starting The Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1869, Charles Dickens had time to plot a detective/mystery novel to set a new standard in complexity. Sadly, because it was left unfinished at his death, this meant that the true Villain has remained undetected for 150 years. Critics have often relied on assumption rather than information left by Dickens.
Professor Pointon follows key strands of evidence to Dickens's real intention, many not before noted or given due weight. Thus entirely new light is cast onto the fate of Edwin Drood.
Sample of Reviews
“I wish Tony well with his new book, which certainly challenges a lot of what has been written before, and will no doubt spark a lively debate.”
—Ian Dickens, Introduction
“[I]f you wish to learn the name of ‘the villain’, hidden and hitherto ‘virtually untouched by human heart and brain,’ here is your chance. Open ‘this short book or essay,’ heed the author’s advice, and you will encounter Holmes’s ghost in action, brought to life by A. J. Pointon.”
—David Paroissien, Dickens Quarterly