

He also mentioned Helena's marriage to Mr. All There in the Manual: As The Other Wiki points out, Dickens named Jasper as the murderer to at least three people (his son, his illustrator, and John Forster).Abusive Parents: Helena and Neville Landless were raised first by a violently abusive stepfather, then by the obnoxious, neglectful Mr.This hasn't stopped multiple people writing their own endings, not all of them agreeing with Forster's account.

Dickens had told several people whodunnit, and his friend John Forster later published a synopsis of the novel's planned conclusion bringing together various details Dickens had mentioned to him, including Edwin's fate, whodunnit, and the intended fates of other significant characters. The solution of the mystery is actually known: Drood's uncle, John Jasper, is the murderer. The plot revolves around the disappearance (perhaps murder) of Edwin Drood, whose fiancée Rosa Bud is an object of attraction for several other characters, including his uncle, John Jasper, and the proud Neville Landless. As was usual for Dickens, the novel was written and published in serial installments Dickens died after completing only six of the projected twelve installments, leaving the novel incomplete and the mystery unresolved. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is Charles Dickens's last novel.
