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The String of Pearls

The String of Pearls

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Number of Chapters: 39

Length: 11 hours and 41 minutes

Language: English

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).

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01 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's (musil)
02 - The Spectacle Maker's Daughter (musil)
03 - The Dog and the Hat (musil)
04 - The Pie-shop in Bell Yard (Catharine Eastman)
05 - The Meeting in the Temple (fablis310)
06 - The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden (redabrus)
07 - The Barber and the Lapidary (Christine Blachford)
08 - The Thieves' Home (redabrus)
09 - Johanna at Home, and the Resolution (redabrus)
10 - The Colonel and His Friend (redabrus)
11 - The Stranger at Lovett's (Christine Blachford)
12 - The Resolution come to by Johanna Oakley (fablis310)
13 - Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice (redabrus)
14 - Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences (HC)
15 - The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens (Christine Blachford)
16 - The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls (Christine Blachford)
17 - The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd (krithiga)
18 - Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
19 - The Strange Odour at St. Dunstan's Church (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
20 - Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
21 - The Misadventure of Tobias. The Mad-House (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
22 - The Mad-House Cell (Jennifer Stearns)
23 - The New Cook to Mrs. Lovett's Gets Tired of his Situation (Jason Mayoff)
24 - The Night at the Mad-House (Christine Blachford)
25 - Mr. Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd (John Lieder)
26 - Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret (Jennifer Stearns)
27 - Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House (redabrus)
28 - The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend (Christine Blachford)
29 - The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate (Jennifer Stearns)
30 - Tobias's Escape from Mr. Fogg's Establishment (redabrus)
31 - The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias (redabrus)
32 - The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure. (Christine Blachford)
33 - The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's (HC)
34 - Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter (Christine Blachford)
35 - Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement (Jason Mayoff)
36 - The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies (Cori Samuel)
37 - The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies (HC)
38 - Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest (M. W. Jackson)
39 - The Conclusion. (Aaron Elliott)
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