{"product_id":"sweeney-todd-the-string-of-pearls","title":"SWEENEY TODD The String of Pearls","description":"In the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to \"penny dreadfuls\" for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls recounts a young woman's desperate search for her missing sailor sweetheart―a quest that ends in a Fleet Street barber shop, where the proprietor has an unsavory connection with a local baker and the secret ingredient to her delicious meat pies. Authorship of this tale, which was printed anonymously in 1846-47 in eighteen weekly installments, remains in doubt. The story's serial publication ensured an abundance of cliffhangers, and its dark humor made it an especially appealing source for the long-running Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A delight for fans of the modern play, this gripping yarn remains a treat for readers of Victorian mysteries.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44459764318305,"sku":"9780486807256","price":3.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_0cbd629e-faa4-485f-aa1f-5c6b88b57cb3.jpg?v=1778569587","url":"https:\/\/ebooks.aafaqeducation.com\/products\/sweeney-todd-the-string-of-pearls","provider":"ebook.aafaqeducation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}