In compiling this Dickens Birthday Book, Mr. Ley's aim has been to combine usefulness with ornament. That is to say, every quotation expresses some sentiment on some phase of life, on men or things, and with the aid of the Subject Index appended, the volume forms a useful reference book of Dickens quotations. The source is invariably given, and when the sentiment is given expression to by a character, the name of that character is added. Two quotations are given for every day in the year, and the book is a compendium of Dickens's wit, humour, and pathos.
ANDREW LANG ON 'EDWIN DROOD'
THE PUZZLE OF DICKENS'S LAST PLOT. By Andrew Lang. With Illustrations by Luke Fildes, R.A. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d. net.
In this book Mr. Andrew Lang attempts to discover the intention of Dickens as to the "mystery of Edwin Drood," left unsolved by the death of the author. The question is, was Edwin Drood slain by his uncle, John Jasper, as Jasper himself certainly believed; and, if Edwin escaped, how did he escape, and how would Jasper be unaware of his own failure to murder his nephew? There are other subsidiary puzzles of which solutions are offered.
The original cover of Edwin Drood, with two of Luke Fildes's original illustrations, are reproduced for the purpose of identifying the portraits and costumes of the persons in the romance.
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