# The Mystery of Edwin Drood — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens.

- [The Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/i-the-dawn.md): The chapter opens with a man waking from an opium dream in a squalid London opium den, surrounded by a Chinaman, a Lascar, and a haggard woman. He struggles to piece together his surroundings, then leaves and later appea
- [II: A Dean, and a Chapter Also](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/ii-a-dean-and-a-chapter-also.md): The chapter opens with a conversation between the Dean and Mr. Crisparkle, the Minor Canon, about John Jasper's health and his expected nephew, Edwin Drood. The Dean expresses a hope that Jasper's affections for his neph
- [The Nuns' House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/iii-the-nuns-house.md): This chapter introduces the fictional town of Cloisterham, an ancient, sleepy cathedral city steeped in monastic history. The narrative then focuses on the Nuns' House, a seminary for young ladies run by Miss Twinkleton,
- [Mr. Sapsea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/iv-mr-sapsea.md): The chapter introduces Mr. Thomas Sapsea, the self-important auctioneer of Cloisterham, who prides himself on his knowledge of the world and his grand style. He receives John Jasper for the first time at his home, where 
- [Mr. Durdles and Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/v-mr-durdles-and-friend.md): John Jasper encounters Durdles being pelted with stones by a ragged boy named Deputy, who is paid by Durdles to pelt him home. Jasper walks Durdles home, learning about his work among the tombs and his method of finding 

> 21 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se_1386kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Philanthropy in Minor Canon Corner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/vi-philanthropy-in-minor-canon-corner.md)
- [VII: More Confidences Than One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/vii-more-confidences-than-one.md)
- [VIII: Daggers Drawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/viii-daggers-drawn.md)
- [IX: Birds in the Bush](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/ix-birds-in-the-bush.md)
- [X: Smoothing the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/x-smoothing-the-way.md)
- [A Picture and a Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xi-a-picture-and-a-ring.md)
- [A Night with Durdles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xii-a-night-with-durdles.md)
- [XIII: Both at Their Best](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xiii-both-at-their-best.md)
- [When Shall These Three Meet Again?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xiv-when-shall-these-three-meet-again.md)
- [XV: Impeached](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xv-impeached.md)
- [XVI: Devoted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xvi-devoted.md)
- [XVII: Philanthropy, Professional and Unprofessional](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xvii-philanthropy-professional-and-unprofessional.md)
- [A Settler in Cloisterham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xviii-a-settler-in-cloisterham.md)
- [XIX: Shadow on the Sundial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xix-shadow-on-the-sundial.md)
- [XX: A Flight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xx-a-flight.md)
- [A Recognition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xxi-a-recognition.md)
- [A Gritty State of Things Comes On](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xxii-a-gritty-state-of-things-comes-on.md)
- [XXIII: The Dawn Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xxiii-the-dawn-again.md)
- [Appendix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/appendix.md)
- [How Mr. Sapsea Ceased to Be a Member of the Eight Club](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/how-mr-sapsea-ceased-to-be-a-member-of-the-eight-club.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/ii.md)

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