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''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' is [[Charles Dickens (Creator)|Charles Dickens]]' last novel. As was usual for Dickens, the novel was written and published in serial instalments; Dickens died after completing only six of the projected twelve instalments, leaving the novel incomplete and the mystery unresolved.
''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' is [[Charles Dickens]]' last novel. As was usual for Dickens, the novel was written and published in serial instalments; Dickens died after completing only six of the projected twelve instalments, leaving the novel incomplete and the mystery unresolved.


The plot revolves around the disappearance (perhaps murder) of Edwin Drood, whose fiancée Rosa Bud is an object of attraction for several other characters, including his uncle, John Jasper, and the proud Neville Landless.
The plot revolves around the disappearance (perhaps murder) of Edwin Drood, whose fiancée Rosa Bud is an object of attraction for several other characters, including his uncle, John Jasper, and the proud Neville Landless.
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* The 'James version', published in 1873. Written by an American printer, Thomas James, who claimed he had channelled Dickens' ghost.
* The 'James version', published in 1873. Written by an American printer, Thomas James, who claimed he had channelled Dickens' ghost.
* ''The Trial of John Jasper'', a one-off event staged by the Dickens Fellowship in 1914, and featuring several literary luminaries, including [[GK Chesterton]] as the judge and [[George Bernard Shaw]] as the foreman of the jury. Played very much for laughs.
* ''The Trial of John Jasper'', a one-off event staged by the Dickens Fellowship in 1914, and featuring several literary luminaries, including [[G. K. Chesterton]] as the judge and [[George Bernard Shaw]] as the foreman of the jury. Played very much for laughs.
* ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', a 1935 film starring [[Dracula (Film)|David Manners]] as Edwin Drood and [[Claude Rains]] as John Jasper.
* ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', a 1935 film starring [[Dracula (1931 film)|David Manners]] as Edwin Drood and [[Claude Rains]] as John Jasper.
* ''[[Drood (Theatre)|Drood]]'', a musical adaptation with multiple possible endings, the murderer being determined in each performance by audience vote.
* ''[[Drood (theatre)|Drood]]'', a musical adaptation with multiple possible endings, the murderer being determined in each performance by audience vote.
* ''The D. Case'', a parodic novel in which various famous fictional detectives each give their opinion on the case.
* ''The D. Case'', a parodic novel in which various famous fictional detectives each give their opinion on the case.


=== References in other fiction: ===
=== References in other fiction: ===


* The ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Unquiet Dead", in which Charles Dickens helps the Doctor thwart an alien invasion, ends with Dickens contemplating changing the ending so that Drood's disappearance was caused by aliens; Rose is worried that they've changed history, but the Doctor isn't worried because he knows Dickens won't live to write the ending anyway.
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Unquiet Dead", in which Charles Dickens helps the Doctor thwart an alien invasion, ends with Dickens contemplating changing the ending so that Drood's disappearance was caused by aliens; Rose is worried that they've changed history, but the Doctor isn't worried because he knows Dickens won't live to write the ending anyway.
* [[Simon R Green]]'s ''[[Secret Histories]]'' series features a character named Edwin Drood.
* [[Simon R. Green]]'s ''[[Secret Histories]]'' series features a character named Edwin Drood.
* ''[[Drood (Literature)|Drood]]'', a [[Historical Fantasy]] by [[Dan Simmons]] set at the end of Dickens' life, inevitably features the writing of the novel.
* ''[[Drood (novel)|Drood]]'', a [[Historical Fantasy]] by [[Dan Simmons]] set at the end of Dickens' life, inevitably features the writing of the novel.
* In ''The Long Divorce'' by [[Edmund Crispin]], the protagonist adopts the surname "Datchery" when asked to make a covert investigation.
* In ''The Long Divorce'' by [[Edmund Crispin]], the protagonist adopts the surname "Datchery" when asked to make a covert investigation.


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