The Problem Of 'Edwin Drood': A Study In The Methods Of Dickens
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Condition: Fair to Poor. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed with tanning throughout. Markings: Previous owner markings, some pencil annotations throughout; frontispiece illustration present. Binding condition: Binding intact but aged; book shows significant wear consistent with age. Stickers/labels: None clearly visible.
A landmark work of Victorian literary criticism, The Problem of Edwin Drood confronts one of English literature's greatest unsolved mysteries: the unfinished final novel by Charles Dickens. W. Robertson Nicoll presents a rigorous and methodical study of Dickens's creative techniques, drawing on the author's habits, manuscript evidence, and narrative structure to argue a compelling theory about how the story was intended to conclude. Written with the confidence and precision of a seasoned scholar, the work dissects character motivations, plot architecture, and symbolic detail to reconstruct Dickens's probable intentions. It remains an essential reference for students of Victorian fiction and anyone captivated by the enduring enigma of Edwin Drood's fate.
Author: W. Robertson Nicoll
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Poor. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed with tanning throughout. Markings: Previous owner markings, some pencil annotations throughout; frontispiece illustration present. Binding condition: Binding intact but aged; book shows significant wear consistent with age. Stickers/labels: None clearly visible.
A landmark work of Victorian literary criticism, The Problem of Edwin Drood confronts one of English literature's greatest unsolved mysteries: the unfinished final novel by Charles Dickens. W. Robertson Nicoll presents a rigorous and methodical study of Dickens's creative techniques, drawing on the author's habits, manuscript evidence, and narrative structure to argue a compelling theory about how the story was intended to conclude. Written with the confidence and precision of a seasoned scholar, the work dissects character motivations, plot architecture, and symbolic detail to reconstruct Dickens's probable intentions. It remains an essential reference for students of Victorian fiction and anyone captivated by the enduring enigma of Edwin Drood's fate.