String of Pearls

by Unknown

Genres:
Horror & supernatural fiction
Languages:
English
Provider: Librivox
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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

01 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's

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02 - The Spectacle Maker's Daughter

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03 - The Dog and the Hat

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04 - The Pie-shop in Bell Yard

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05 - The Meeting in the Temple

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

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07 - The Barber and the Lapidary

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08 - The Thieves' Home

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09 - Johanna at Home, and the Resolution

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10 - The Colonel and His Friend

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11 - The Stranger at Lovett's

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12 - The Resolution come to by Johanna Oakley

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

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14 - Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences

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

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

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17 - The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd

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

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

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

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21 - The Misadventure of Tobias. The Mad-House

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22 - The Mad-House Cell

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

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24 - The Night at the Mad-House

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

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

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

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

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29 - The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate

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

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31 - The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias

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

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

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

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35 - Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement

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36 - The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies

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

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38 - Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest

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39 - The Conclusion

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