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

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

by Prest, Thomas Peckett (1810–1859)
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The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance is a story first published as a penny dreadful serial from 1846 to 1847. The main character of the story is Sweeney Todd, "the Demon Barber of Fleet Street". The story was the character's first literary appearance.

Subjects: Bakers -- Fiction, Barbers -- Fiction, Cannibalism -- Fiction, Fleet Street (London, England) -- Fiction, Historical fiction

Categories: Category: British Literature, Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery, Category: Novels, Category: Romance