Humour is provided by a host of characters ranging fro Mr Grewgious, the admirable though eccentric lawyer, and Miss Twinkleton, guardian of the Young Ladies' Seminary, to Durdles, the hard-drinking stonemason, and Deputy, the irreverent lodging-house boy. The Mystery of Edwin Drood Study Guide Charles Dickens Study Guide Documents Q&As Discussions Download a PDF to print or study offline. Life, is an effective background for what Dickens daughter called a tale of 'the tragic secrets of the human heart'. The ancient city of Cloisterham, its cathedral a reminder of mortality, human frailty, and the lawful Speculation remains rife as to its probably conclusion evidence suggests that, fascinated as Dickens was by details of the plotting, his basic concern was for character and appropriate setting, in particular the character of the hero-villain, Jasper. 'Why do you ask me?' 'I ask you,' retorted Jasper, 'because you were the last person in his company, and he is not to be found.' The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Dickens's last novel, lay unfinished at his death. 'Where is your nephew?' repeated Neveille. And now, having broken my Dickensian duck with tonight's adaptation by Gwyneth Hughes of the famously unfinished novel The Mystery.

A Radio 4- World Service co-production 3: An Arrival Edwin has disappeared and Jasper is convinced that his nephew has been murdered by Neville Landless. 'Where is my nephew?, asked Mr Jasper, wildly. In this, as in so many other ways, yes, I prove myself an idiot. The Mystery of Edwin Drood By Charles Dickens, concluded by Leon Garfieldand, dramatised in five parts by David Buck.

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