The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Interesting Facts

• «The Mystery of Edwin Drood» is the last and unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, as he died before completing it.
• The book was published in 1870, and it was originally planned to consist of 12 parts, but Dickens managed to write only six.
• The plot revolves around the disappearance of a young man named Edwin Drood, and the book is considered one of the first detective novels.
• Due to the novel's unfinished state, there are numerous theories and guesses about how Dickens intended to conclude the story and who is truly responsible for Edwin's disappearance.
• After Dickens's death, many writers and researchers attempted to complete the novel based on the author's remaining notes and drafts.
• The novel has been adapted for theater, film, and television, with each adaptation offering its own version of the story's ending.