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Mock Trial For Dickens' Unfinished Novel
- In 1914 a mock trial was staged to decide who murdered Edwin Drood, with G.K. Chesterton as judge and George Bernard Shaw as jury foreman. The trial descended into Chesterton finding everyone guilty of contempt of court except himself.
Dickens' Purported Medium Finish
- A story claims Dickens finished Edwin Drood via medium Thomas Power James, who published a
Pinball's Surprising Global Resurgence
- Registered competitive pinball players grew from ~500 in 2006 to over 100,000 in a decade, signalling a revival. The rise links partly to digital exposure of pinball in video games and renewed tournament culture.