The Dickens Library

In which a young gentleman, newly arrived in a somnolent cathedral town, reveals to a kindly clergyman the turbulent hardships of his youth and the unspoken bond of understanding with his sister, whil...

24 Kesä 25min

In which the moonlight bathes the quiet town of Cloisterham as two young gentlemen, Mr. Drood and Mr. Landless, engage in a sharp and uneasy exchange of words that reveal the delicate tensions beneath...

24 Kesä 27min

In which the gentle Reverend Septimus Crisparkle and his dear mother prepare to welcome two rather wild but striking youths under their roof, navigating the peculiarities of philanthropic society and ...

23 Kesä 30min

In which the somnolent quietude of a cathedral close is enlivened by the curious companionship of a grave-digger named Durdles and a mischievous boy called Deputy, whose peculiar vocation offers a whi...

23 Kesä 18min

In which we are introduced to the pompous and self-important Mr. Thomas Sapsea, auctioneer of Cloisterham, whose grandiloquent manner and proud self-regard are as notable as the curious company he kee...

22 Kesä 29min

In which the quaint and somnolent city of Cloisterham, steeped in the silence of its ancient Cathedral and monastic relics, plays host to the Nuns’ House—an institution presided over by the prim Miss ...

22 Kesä 34min

In which the solemn close of an autumn day brings modest reflections and gentle exchanges between the Dean, Mr. Crisparkle, and Mr. Jasper, whose delicate health and musical devotion hint at a life qu...

21 Kesä 32min

In which a disordered dawn finds a man awakening amidst a motley company entangled in the squalor of a London lodging-house, their languid lives touched by the spectral influence of opium and the murm...

21 Kesä 11min