Vol. 40 No. 2 (1992)
Research Article

Drood Renominated

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  • Robert F. Fleissner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1992.40.2.117

Published 1992-06-01

Copyright (c) 1992 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

Several names in Dickens' novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood have been the source of disagreement among scholars. Among these are Drood itself, which may relate to rood ‘cross’; Neville Landless, both parts suggesting disenfranchisement; and the pet names for Rosa Bud, Rosebud and Pussy, both of which probably should not carry the sexual connotations some have ascribed to them.

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