Drood, or the Man in Black
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Drood, or the Man in Black
29.99 €
Inimitable. Magnificent. Good friend.
A hundred flattering epithets and affectionate nicknames were bestowed on the English press by Charles Dickens, the Victorian writer number one. For the ability to immerse the reader in fantastic dreams, he was forgiven for his temper, excessive emotionality of actions, and questionable from the point of view of morality divorce process – all that no one else would not let go.
But once the perfect conveyor of bestsellers failed. It came after a train crash in which Dickens survived by a miracle while hundreds of other passengers died. Strangely wandering among the mutilated bodies, Dickens met a strange man of such repulsive appearance that he could well have been the product of a nightmare. The man called himself Drood and invited Dickens to visit him. .
From that moment, the story is overgrown with mysteries, acquiring many shades and directions. It contains underground catacombs near London, dismembered corpses, ancient sinister cults and cannibals. The story is told by Wilkie Collins, Dickens’ best friend and literary rival.
A man who never lies.
A hundred flattering epithets and affectionate nicknames were bestowed on the English press by Charles Dickens, the Victorian writer number one. For the ability to immerse the reader in fantastic dreams, he was forgiven for his temper, excessive emotionality of actions, and questionable from the point of view of morality divorce process – all that no one else would not let go.
But once the perfect conveyor of bestsellers failed. It came after a train crash in which Dickens survived by a miracle while hundreds of other passengers died. Strangely wandering among the mutilated bodies, Dickens met a strange man of such repulsive appearance that he could well have been the product of a nightmare. The man called himself Drood and invited Dickens to visit him. .
From that moment, the story is overgrown with mysteries, acquiring many shades and directions. It contains underground catacombs near London, dismembered corpses, ancient sinister cults and cannibals. The story is told by Wilkie Collins, Dickens’ best friend and literary rival.
A man who never lies.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
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- All books in the series Masters of fantasy