عنوان

Drood :

(Number (ISBN

0316007021

(Number (ISBN

0316037583

(Number (ISBN

1847247954

(Number (ISBN

9780316007023

(Number (ISBN

9780316037587

(Number (ISBN

9781847247957

Number

b703047

Title Proper

Drood :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a novel /

First Statement of Responsibility

Dan Simmons.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Little, Brown and Co.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

777 pages ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

Sealed for 125 years, a secret manuscript by Charles Dickens' friend and some-time collaborator Wilkie Collins, reveals the dark secret that obsessed both men -- a secret that not only ended their long friendship, but also brought each writer to the very brink of murder. On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens -- at the height of his powers and popularity -- hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever. His train jumped the rail and plummeted into the marsh below. Dickens assisted the maimed and dying but the experience shook him to the core.His personality visibly darkened, his famous public readings began to focus on the most violent scenes he'd ever written, especially the terrible murder of Nancy by Bill Sykes in Oliver Twist. The author acted out the murder, adding dialogue and gesture, screaming, begging, strangling and cutting. By night Dickens and Collins began stalking the underbelly of London, obsessed with corpses, catacombs, murders, lime pits, opium dens, disguises and serial killers. Research -- or something darker? Or perhaps Wilkie Collins -- a laudanum addict with a seething, Salieri-esque jealousy of Dickens' success -- had another agenda?

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Text of Note

Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens' life, "Drood" explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to his final, unfinished work: "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Little Brown & Co, 3 Center Plaza 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02108-2003, (617)2270730

Title

Drood.

Dickens, Charles,1812-1870

Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.

London (England), History, 19th century, Fiction.

London (England), History, 19th century, Fiction.

England, London.

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1

7

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Simmons, Dan,1948-

Date of Transaction

20201207183258.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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