Project Gutenberg 2023-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 221 Dickens Fellowship (London, England) Dickens Fellowship, London Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) Ley, J. W. T. (James William Thomas) 1879 1943 Ley, James William Thomas 84234549 Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County of Kent, for the murder of Edwin Drood, engineer $aUnited Kingdom :$bChapman & Hall, Ltd., $c1914. Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Trial of John Jasper, Lay Precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County of Kent" is a fictional courtroom drama likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around John Jasper, accused of the murder of his nephew, Edwin Drood, as he finds himself entangled in a complex web of motives and character relationships leading to the fateful Christmas Eve. The opening of the story introduces the courtroom proceedings on January 7, 1914, where the trial for the murder of Edwin Drood is set to take place. The narrative outlines the characters involved, including Jasper, Drood, and key witnesses such as the Reverend Crisparkle and the stonemason Durdles. Jasper's opium addiction and his growing jealousy over Edwin's engagement with Rosa Bud become apparent as the prosecution builds a case against him, presenting circumstantial evidence that suggests Jasper's nefarious intent towards his nephew. Amidst a backdrop of familial intrigue and dark motives, the scene is set for a gripping exploration of guilt, innocence, and the unfolding drama of the trial. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/trialofjohnjaspe00jasprich/page/n9/mode/2up 20210103081336chesterton 1914 GB Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Novels Category: British Literature 272060 2025-07-28T05:45:32.695682 text/html 270275 2023-05-03T06:52:12 text/html 486845 2025-07-28T05:45:39.693201 application/epub+zip 488062 2025-07-28T05:45:34.085194 application/epub+zip 228500 2025-07-28T05:45:33.304715 application/epub+zip 1141136 2025-07-28T05:45:42.798135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1122109 2025-07-28T05:45:39.060189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200961 2025-07-28T05:45:31.424715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200447 2023-05-03T06:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19592 2025-07-28T05:45:42.989131 application/rdf+xml 18626 2025-07-28T05:45:33.542706 image/jpeg 2443 2025-07-28T05:45:33.420197 image/jpeg 66877 2023-05-03T06:52:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 777995 2023-05-03T06:52:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 787500 2025-07-28T05:45:32.727685 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia