{"product_id":"sweeney-todd-the-demon-barner-of-fleet-street-the-string-of-pearls-9781440476570","title":"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barner Of Fleet Street: The String Of Pearls","description":"The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465994047762,"sku":"9781440476570","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af22fa42-ad83-4f20-b54b-d8147536f15b.jpg?v=1730115042","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barner-of-fleet-street-the-string-of-pearls-9781440476570","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}