Horror

String of Pearls

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  • 1846 first published
  • 🎧 11 h 41 min free audiobook
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Unknown's String of Pearls (1846) is a horror novel.

A free LibriVox audiobook (11 h 41 min) is available.

About String of Pearls

The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled “The String of Pearls” in the weekly magazine “The People's Periodical and Family Library”. Called by some a romance, by others a horror story, it is one of the earliest murder mysteries. In “The String of Pearls”, Sweeney Todd is less sympathetic than in some of his later incarnations – a perfect villain, totally self-seeking with no redeeming qualities. How the deeds of Todd are uncovered and how he is brought to justice make a most intriguing tale, but one probably not suited for the very young and certainly not for the squeamish. (Summary by John Lieder).
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String of Pearls — LibriVox recording, 11 h 41 min in 39 sections.

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Who wrote String of Pearls?

String of Pearls was written by Unknown and first published in 1846.

What genre is String of Pearls?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

Is there a free audiobook of String of Pearls?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 11 h 41 min.

What books are similar to String of Pearls?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Christmas Carol, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Raven.

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