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Call for captions!

We have a couple more screenshots from The Mystery of Edwin Drood (here's one I already did, in case you missed it) that I think are just begging for captions. Let's see what you guys can come up with! Use the LOLbuilder if you want, or just write your captions in the comments section.

 

'Edwin Drood' now out on DVD

You can get it here!

A creative transport

Stuart Mitchner of the Princeton, N.J., Town Topics offers a rich analysis of The Mystery of Edwin Drood and how the work intertwined with the final stages of Dickens's life. True, he falls for that dubious anecdote about Dickens and Dostoevsky from Claire Tomalin's biography, but the rest of this article is beautifully, intelligently done and well worth a read.

'Edwin Drood' gets around

Like Broadway, London's West End will soon be getting a revival of the Edwin Drood musical. However, this one is scheduled to run for only a month.

For the LOLZ

Thanks to Nina for inspiring this!

A few follow-up thoughts on 'Edwin Drood'

Again, spoilers ahead . . .

'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'

Cast list here. It goes without saying that there will be spoilers, but I'm saying it anyway, because this particular tale is a mystery (hence the title!) with lots of twists and turns, so if you plan to see it, you should really do so before you read this. And now, here we go . . .

A few 'Edwin Drood' reviews

The San Francisco Chronicle and the Seattle Times give their respective takes on the production airing tomorrow, while Variety demonstrates that anyone who plays John Jasper is destined to be compared to the Phantom of the Opera.

'Edwin Drood' slideshow

The PBS Masterpiece site doesn't have a trailer up for Edwin Drood, but it does have a slideshow of photos from the production. Click here to see them!

New DVDs available for pre-order

The Region 1 Great Expectations DVD releases April 3, and the Region 1 Edwin Drood DVD on May 1. Both can be pre-ordered on Amazon.