{"product_id":"sweeney-todd-james-malcolm-rymer-9780486797397","title":"Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls: The Original Victorian Classic","description":"In the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to penny dreadfuls for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The String of Pearls\u003c\/i\u003e recounts a young woman's desperate search for her missing sailor sweetheart―a quest that ends in a Fleet Street barber shop, where the proprietor has an unsavory connection with a local baker and the secret ingredient to her delicious meat pies.\u003cbr\u003eAuthorship of this tale, which was printed anonymously in 1846-47 in eighteen weekly installments, remains in doubt. The story's serial publication ensured an abundance of cliffhangers, and its dark humor made it an especially appealing source for the long-running Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.\u003c\/i\u003e A delight for fans of the modern play, this gripping yarn remains a treat for readers of Victorian mysteries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486797392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486797397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"James Malcolm Rymer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990199894271,"sku":"9780486797397","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_caa5eca3-f7e9-4f97-8611-f800b78767cb.jpg?v=1683303567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sweeney-todd-james-malcolm-rymer-9780486797397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}