{"product_id":"9780486807256","title":"SWEENEY TODD The String of Pearls: The Original Victorian Classic","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 \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The String of Pearls\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eAuthorship 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 \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.\u003c\/i\u003e A delight for fans of the modern play, this gripping yarn remains a treat for readers of Victorian mysteries.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126478029040,"sku":"9780486807256","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486807256_p0.jpg?v=1763709353","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486807256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}