{"product_id":"sweeney-todd-the-demon-barner-of-fleet-street-the-string-of-pearls-paperback","title":"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barner Of Fleet Street: The String Of Pearls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Peckett Prest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe String of Pearls: A Romance is the title of a story first published as a penny part serial 1846-47. The main antagonist of the story is the infamous Sweeney Todd, \"the Demon Barber of Fleet Street\", who here makes his literary debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Peckett Prest (AKA Thomas Preskett Prest) (probable dates 1810-1859) was a British hack writer, journalist and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls. He is now remembered as the creator of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalized in his The String of Pearls: A Romance. He has also been associated with the authorship of Varney the Vampire, now more often thought to be the work of J. M. Rymer. He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118918078599,"sku":"9781440476570","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d34d36d32722edeaa99aff6c76dd7505.webp?v=1732537406","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barner-of-fleet-street-the-string-of-pearls-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}