The String of Pearls: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Name: The String of Pearls: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Author: Thomas Preskett Prest
ISBN: 9781787361836

Author: Thomas Preskett Prest
Series: Supernatural World
Language: English
Length: 1440 pages
ISBN: 9781787361836
Published: 8 April 2020
Imprint: Fantastica

Sweeney Todd
Demon Barber
Goth
horror
Vampyre
Vampire
Fantasy
Magic
witch
witchcraft

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Description

"The String of Pearls" by Thomas Preskett Prest introduces Sweeney Todd, the infamous Demon Barber of Fleet Street, in a tale of greed, murder, and revenge. Set in Victorian London, the story follows Todd’s sinister plot to rob his victims and dispose of their bodies through a macabre partnership with Mrs. Lovett, who turns them into meat pies. The mysterious disappearance of a string of pearls drives the suspense, intertwining themes of betrayal, justice, and moral corruption. A quintessential Gothic thriller, this serialized work captivates with its dark humor, atmospheric tension, and exploration of humanity’s darker impulses. Its enduring legacy continues to inspire adaptations in literature and film.

Author

Thomas Peckett Prest (c. 1810–1859), sometimes styled Preskett Prest, was an English penny-dreadful writer linked to Varney the Vampire and The String of Pearls — the Sweeney Todd tale of the demon barber of Fleet Street. Cheap print, high shock: Prest helped invent the urban gothic serial that Victorian readers bought by the week and modern horror still remembers.

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