Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls
Arcturus Classics
Novinka
Venture into Fleet Street and discover the dark side of Victorian London where you'll encounter the demon barber Sweeney Todd and his menacing accomplice Mrs Lovett in this classic thriller.
Gruesome mysteries are uncovered when Lieutenant Thornhill goes missing after entering Todd's barber shop for a haircut. Londoners are disappearing, Todd's young apprentice Tobias is subject to constant fear and abuse, and the barber's grows more peculiar as the days go by. Menace and murder abounds in this terrifying tale where criminals hide in plain sight and threaten to harm anyone who could get in the way of their schemes.
Famously adapted to the big screen by Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd is a classic of British horror writing and its legendary villain remains iconic this day.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library. About the Author Born in Clerkenwell, London, in 1814, James Malcom Rymer was the writer of Victorian mysteries and gothic horror. He serialised many of his stories in penny dreadfuls and more than one of his works have also been attributed to Thomas Peckett Prest. Having created the notorious demon barber Sweeney Todd, written Varney the Vampire and many other tales, Rymer died in 1884.
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