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

By James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Historical fiction; Horror tales; Revenge -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction; Missing persons -- Fiction; Suspense fiction; Murder -- Fiction; Mystery fiction; Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) -- Fiction; Barbers -- Fiction; Bakers -- Fiction; Cannibalism -- Fiction; Fleet Street (London, England) -- Fiction; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction; Penny dreadfuls

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