| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Access |
Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
In the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to "penny dreadfuls" for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls recounts a young woman's desperate search for her missing sailor sweetheart―a quest that ends in a Fleet Street barber shop, where the proprietor has an unsavory connection with a local baker and the secret ingredient to her delicious meat pies. Authorship of this tale, which was printed anonymously in 1846-47 in eighteen weekly installments, remains in doubt. The story's serial publication ensured an abundance of cliffhangers, and its dark humor made it an especially appealing source for the long-running Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A delight for fans of the modern play, this gripping yarn remains a treat for readers of Victorian mysteries. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
FICTION / Classics.
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Cannibalism -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Murder -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Missing persons -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Young women -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Bakers -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Barbers -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) -- Fiction.
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Fleet Street (London, England) -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Historical fiction.
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Horror fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Suspense fiction.
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| Added Author |
Prest, Thomas Peckett.
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Prest, Thomas Peckett.
String of pearls.
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Prest, Thomas Peckett, author.
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| Added Title |
Sweeney Todd |
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String of pearls |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Rymer, James Malcolm, approximately 1814-1884, Sweeney Todd : Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., [2015] 0486797392 (DLC)2015373237 |
| Standard No. |
9780486807256 |
| ISBN |
9780486807256 (e-pub) |
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