You've read Drood!
How do you think it would have ended? Who did it? Was something even done? Have you read any of the nutty theories?
I'm not sure Drood's dead at all. It is very frustrating. But no, I have not read any nutty theories...? Please elaborate
This is what my phd is on
It started out with the theory that Datchery was Drood in disguise, come back to find out why his uncle tried to kill him or some such. Then John Forster (Dickens' friend) and some others said that Dickens had said the book was going to be about the murder of a nephew by an uncle, and Luke Fildes (the illustrator) said he would be strangled by the long black scarf, and that the final scenes would be in the condemned cell. But the theories of Drood surviving did not really die down entirely.
There are also a number of theories on the identity of Dathcery. If he is not Drood, he has been proposed to be Helena (because she has a history of dressing up as a boy), Neville, Grewgious, Tartar (who some people also claim is Drood in disguise), Bazzard (this is one of the most popular theories) and pretty much every other character who is not actually seen to talk to Datchery.
There was even Felix Aylmer, who claimed Jasper was a good guy (even those who believe Drood survive generally think Jasper tried to kill him), and that he was really acting so strangely because he was trying to avert an attempt on his nephew's lfie which had originated in some elaborate backstory in Egypt.
And Duffield thought Jasper was a Thug (a real Kali-cult ritual murderer, not the hooligan type).
Droodiana is fascinating. Think Jordan theories written by Edwardian litterati in the Times Literary Supplement and that sort of thing.
*MySmiley*
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This message last edited by Camilla on 29/06/2011 at 02:24:59 PM
Have you read anything by Charles Dickens?
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What the dickens?!
13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM
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Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually.
14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM
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But, of course.
13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM
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i *hate* dickens.
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Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM*
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens?
13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM
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That's easy. No.
13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM
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Re: That's easy. No.
14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM
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only great expectations
13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM
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13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM
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14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM
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Please tell me they haven't started letting people out of High School without making them read CD?
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What in the dickens prompted this survey?
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14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM
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Can you please find that word?
15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM
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I'm fairly well-read in this regard
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A few works
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Re: A few works
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