String of Pearls

by Unknown

Horror & Supernatural Fiction Detective Fiction

39 chapters11h 41mEnglish1846

About this book

The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled “The String of Pearls” in the weekly magazine “The People's Periodical and Family Library”. Called by some a romance, by others a horror story, it is one of the earliest murder mysteries. In “The String of Pearls”, Sweeney Todd is less sympathetic than in some of his later incarnations – a perfect villain, totally self-seeking with no redeeming qualities. How the deeds of Todd are uncovered and how he is brought to justice make a most intriguing tale, but one probably not suited for the very young and certainly not for the squeamish. (Summary by John Lieder).

Chapters (39)

101 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's

1410

202 - The Spectacle Maker's Daughter

1245

303 - The Dog and the Hat

1405

404 - The Pie-shop in Bell Yard

1109

505 - The Meeting in the Temple

1049

606 - The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden

1605

707 - The Barber and the Lapidary

557

808 - The Thieves' Home

1637

909 - Johanna at Home, and the Resolution

1389

1010 - The Colonel and His Friend

2157

1111 - The Stranger at Lovett's

974

1212 - The Resolution come to by Johanna Oakley

1892

1313 - Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice

1530

1414 - Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences

611

1515 - The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens

762

1616 - The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls

723

1717 - The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd

797

1818 - Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd

1242

1919 - The Strange Odour at St. Dunstan's Church

910

2020 - Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias

1183

2121 - The Misadventure of Tobias. The Mad-House

865

2222 - The Mad-House Cell

839

2323 - The New Cook to Mrs. Lovett's Gets Tired of his Situation

992

2424 - The Night at the Mad-House

577

2525 - Mr. Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd

2240

2626 - Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret

1223

2727 - Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House

678

2828 - The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend

623

2929 - The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate

717

3030 - Tobias's Escape from Mr. Fogg's Establishment

2707

3131 - The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias

484

3232 - The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure.

569

3333 - The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's

902

3434 - Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter

562

3535 - Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement

641

3636 - The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies

713

3737 - The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies

945

3838 - Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest

847

3939 - The Conclusion.

754

String of Pearls

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Chapters (39)

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