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THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. COMPLETE by Dickens, Charles [sic] - 1873

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THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. COMPLETE by Dickens, Charles [sic] - 1873

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. COMPLETE

by Dickens, Charles [sic]

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1873. Brattleboro [Vermont]: published by T[homas]. P. James, 1873. Original brown cloth. First Edition of one of the earliest -- and certainly most curious -- sequels/solutions to Charles Dickens's THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, published in Vermont only three years after the mystery was left unfinished when Dickens died in June 1870. It occupies a considerable 488 pages. According to the "Medium's Preface" written by James (a Vermont clairvoyant), the spirit of Charles Dickens wrote this book, completing the tale by communicating with James while the latter slept. (Thus James himself has no recollection of having written it...); there is also an "Author's Preface" written by Dickens from beyond the grave. This is a tight, near-fine copy, with only quite minor wear at the extremities. Carr (UTexas) B291.

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  • Date Published 1873
  • Keywords Spiritualism

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Complete

by DICKENS, Charles; [Thomas P. James]

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Brattleboro, VT: T. P. James, 1873. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Reddish brown cloth, titled in gilt on front and spine; plain endpapers; xvi,488pp. A straight copy, rubbed and discolored, front joint cracking and repaired, some soiling to endpapers, else internally clean: Good. Dickens' final novel was left incomplete after his death; James claimed to have finished it by channeling Dickens as a spirit medium. This edition includes prefaces by both the medium and the author (the latter supposedly dictated through James as well). The book drew a fair amount of credulous attention, including praise from Arthur Conan Doyle.
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