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Edwin Drood Illustrations

Illustrations by Luke Fildes and Charles Collins

The Mystery of Edwin Drood was published in monthly parts Apr 1870 - Sep 1870.

Dickens asked his son-in-law Charles Collins to illustrate Edwin Drood. Collins, who married Dickens' daughter Kate, and was the brother of Dickens' friend Wilkie Collins, produced the cover design and the title page vignette before bowing out due to ill health. Dickens then turned to Luke Fildes to illustrate the monthly numbers. Fildes produced 12 illustrations before the novel abruptly ended when Dickens died on June 9, 1870.

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In the court	Under the trees	At the piano	On dangerous ground	Mr Crisparkle is overpaid
Durdles cautions Mr Sapsea against boasting	Good-bye, Rosebud, darling	Mr Grewgious has his suspicions	Jasper's sacrifices	Mr Grewgious experiences a new sensation
Up the river	Sleeping it off	Title Page