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Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls: The Original Victorian Classic
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Series: Dover Literature: Gothic/Horror
Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
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ISBN10: 0486797392
ISBN13: 9780486797397
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Aug 19 2015
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780486797397
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Aug 19 2015
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
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.
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