Library — 1870-09
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
This the sixth and final instalment of The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens. The novel remained unfinished as Dickens died in June 1870 three months before this partwork was published. Covering pages 161-190 the partwork includes illustrations by Luke Fildes. Charles Dickens’s novels were initially published in monthly or weekly parts. Each part had a distinctive illustrated blue or green paper cover. Inside, readers found numerous pages of adverts as well as the text and two engraved plates.
- Category:
- Library
- Object ID:
- 2001.75/23
- Object name:
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Artist/Maker:
- Dickens, Charles
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- Production date:
- 1870-09
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 227 mm, L 145 mm (approx)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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