{"product_id":"sweeney-todd-the-string-of-pearls-the-original-victorian-classic-paperback","title":"Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls: The Original Victorian Classic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Malcolm Rymer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Peckett Prest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRohan McWilliam\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The String of Pearls\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eAuthorship 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 \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.\u003c\/i\u003e A delight for fans of the modern play, this gripping yarn remains a treat for readers of Victorian mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authorship is a bit of a mystery. Thomas Peckett Prest was known as the king of the bloods, although many scholars attribute the story to James Malcolm Rymer, an equally famous writer of penny dreadfuls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756258492704,"sku":"9780486797397","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/72102292f019d6910e711e339182b8e0.webp?v=1780077769","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sweeney-todd-the-string-of-pearls-the-original-victorian-classic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}