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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: David Timson
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Left unfinished after Dickens died in 1870, The Mystery of Edwin Drood centers on Edwin Drood’s uncle, John Jasper, and his love for Rosa Bud, Edwin’s fiancée. Set in the dark, fictional cathedral city of Cloisterham, the novel is awash with guilt, disguise, and mystery. It contains some fine writing, and just before his death, Dickens left an indication of where the plot was going, which is included.

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I found this book to be the least interesting of any Dickens book I have read.
I thought the narrator was excellent .

Disappointed by Drood.

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Brilliantly read - as ever with David Timson - I think it's fair to say that, even if completed, this novel would not have turned out to be one of Dickens' best.
On just one point: the development of characters here is definitely not on the level of 'Our Mutual Friend.'

Some shockingly melodramatic episodes

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Excellent narration of a tantalising classic... Dickens' last work and one in which the cast of characters are more intricately involved in each other's fates than in many of his other novels.

Excellent

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Also, for my mind, you do find out everything you need to know at the end when they read out the final notes.

Best Dickens for sure!

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Hard to imagine a better reading than this. David Timson is an outstanding narrator, and while it’s a shock to finish the book in its cliffhanging ending, it’s a superb journey. Late Dickens at his best.

Excellent narration by David Timson

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