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The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance

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    James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest's The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance is a horror and historical fiction novel. Readers will find themes of revenge, young women, missing persons and murder.

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    About The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance

    "The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance." by Rymer et al. is a penny dreadful serial published from 1846 to 1847. This tale introduces Sweeney Todd, the murderous barber of Fleet Street who kills his customers and delivers their corpses to Mrs. Lovett, who bakes the flesh into meat pies. When a sailor mysteriously disappears after visiting Todd's shop, friends and loved ones investigate, uncovering a horrifying secret beneath St. Dunstan's church that reveals the true scale of Todd's crimes.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Historical fiction
    • Horror tales
    • Revenge
    • Young women
    • Missing persons
    • Suspense fiction
    • Murder
    • Mystery fiction
    • Todd, Sweeney
    • Barbers
    • Bakers
    • Cannibalism
    • Fleet Street, London, England
    • London, England, Social life and customs, 18th century
    • Penny dreadfuls

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    The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance was written by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest.

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    It is usually shelved as Horror and Historical Fiction.

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