The String of Pearls: A Romance is the title of a story first published as a penny part serial 1846-47. The main antagonist of the story is the infamous Sweeney Todd, "the Demon Barber of Fleet Street", who here makes his literary debut.
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Thomas Peckett Prest (AKA Thomas Preskett Prest) (probable dates 1810-1859) was a British hack writer, journalist and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls. He is now remembered as the creator of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalized in his The String of Pearls: A Romance. He has also been associated with the authorship of Varney the Vampire, now more often thought to be the work of J. M. Rymer. He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.
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The 'first' Sweeney Todd Tale,
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This review is from: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barner Of Fleet Street: The String Of Pearls (Paperback)
This is the Penny Dreadful story that was first published in the 1840's.
It includes the much loved characters Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovette. Anyone who only knows the story of Sweeney Todd from the famous musical will notice that this story is quite different. There are a lot more sub-plots included in the novel and a lot more characters. The story is also includes Johannah a lot more than the musical. It is still a great story and any Sweeney Todd fan will enjoy the first story written about him. It's great to know where the story started and that it has lasted this long.
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