Rymer James Malcolm - Sweeney Todd: The String Of Pearls - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Fully revised Second Edition. With a new Introduction and Bibliography by Dick Collins. The exploits of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street have been recounted many times in plays films and musicals but the origins of the character largely were forgotten for many years. The String of Pearls - the original tale of Sweeney Todd a classic of British horror - was first published as a weekly serial in 1846 - 7 by Edward Lloyd the King of the Penny Dreadfuls. One of the earliest detective stories it became an important source for Bram Stoker's Dracula but it was after over 150 years of obscurity that it appeared first in book form in the Wordsworth edition published in 2005. The one great mystery that has surrounded the book is who the author was - or was it possibly the work of more than one man? In his new introduction to this fully revised second edition Dick Collins by means of detailed research of contemporary records has established finally the identity of the creator of this legendary figure. So here is the original story of the terrifying owner of that famous London barber - shop and the secret recipe for Mrs Lovett's delicious pies
Title: Sweeney Todd: The String Of Pearls
Author(s): Rymer James Malcolm
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Barcode: 9781840226324
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 7/5/2010
Series: Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural
(Editor: Davies, David Stuart)
Category: Classic Horror & Ghost Stories