The String of Pearls (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
by Anon
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Book Summary Information
Author: AnonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-04
ISBN: 1840224835
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Book Reviews of The String of Pearls (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
Book Review: A Very Enjoyable Penny Dreadful-Good Light Reading
Summary: 4 Stars
Liek others have said, This is the first time that this story has made it into print in a good long time. I had the rare treat of reading this story before seeing the movie, and, as with most movie adaptations, I liked the book much better.
If you don't know, Sweeney Todd is a barber on Fleet Street who cuts more than just the hair of some of his unfortunate patrons. He has an apprentice in the pitiful Tobias Ragg, an accomplice in the pie-making lady next door, and a nemesis in the person of a dogged police inspector who thinks there's something more to the fresh-body smells in the nearby church's moldy old catacombs.
The writing does tend to be a little uneven between early chapters, but for the most part, it is not a problem. As with most serial novels, the story moves along at a lively pace and the cliffhangers at the end of the chapters are there to get you to buy the next issue. It is especially hard to put the story down as the climax approaches; be prepared to read deep into the night to finish the story.
Summary of The String of Pearls (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)
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. After 157 years of obscurity, it appears here for the first time in book form.General Books
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