| Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls: The Original Victorian Classic Contributor(s): Rymer, James Malcolm (Author), Prest, Thomas Peckett (Author), McWilliam, Rohan (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0486797392 ISBN-13: 9780486797397 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015373237 |
| Series: Dover Horror Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |