Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Title:
Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Author:
Mack, Robert.
ISBN:
9780191566301
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (339 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- A Select Chronology -- Map: Sweeney Todd's London -- SWEENEY TODD -- 1. The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's -- 2. The Spectacle-Maker's Daughter -- 3. The Dog and the Hat -- 4. The Pie-shop in Bell-yard -- 5. The Meeting in the Temple -- 6. The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden -- 7. The Barber and the Lapidary -- 8. The Thieves' Home -- 9. Johanna at Home, and the Resolution -- 10. The Colonel and his Friend -- 11. The Stranger at Lovett's -- 12. The Resolution Come to by Johanna Oakley -- 13. Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice -- 14. Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences -- 15. The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple-gardens -- 16. The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls -- 17. The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd -- 18. Tobias's Adventures during the Absence of Sweeney Todd -- 19. The Strange Odour in Old St Dunstan's Church -- 20. Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias -- 21. The Misadventure of Tobias.-The Mad-House on Peckham Rye -- 22. The Mad-House Cell -- 23. The New Cook to Mrs Lovett Gets Tired of his Situation -- 24. The Night at the Mad-House -- 25. Mr Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd -- 26. Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret -- 27. Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House -- 28. The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend -- 29. The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate -- 30. Tobias's Escape from Mr Fogg's Establishment -- 31. The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias -- 32. The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure -- 33. The Discoveries in the Vaults of St Dunstan's -- 34. Johanna Alone.-The Secret.-Mr Todd's Suspicions.- The Mysterious Letter.
35. Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement -- 36. The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies -- 37. The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies -- 38. Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer.-The Arrest -- 39. The Conclusion -- Explanatory Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading.
Abstract:
Ladies and Gentlemen...I have to state that Mrs Lovett' s pies are made OF human flesh ! ' This shocking announcement provides the stunning d'. enouement TO a narrative first published OVER a period OF four months IN the winter OF 1846 - 7. The revelation marked ONLY the beginning,. however, OF the notorious career OF Sweeney Todd,. soon known TO legend AS the ' Demon Barber ' OF London ' s Fleet Street.The story OF Todd ' s entrepreneurial partnership WITH neighbouring pie - maker. Margery Lovett - at ONCE inconceivably unpalatable AND undeniably compelling - has subsequently provided the substance FOR. a seemingly endless series OF successful dramatic adaptations, popular songs AND ballads, novellas, radio plays, graphic novels, ballets, films, AND. musicals.Both gleeful AND ghoulish, the original tale OF Sweeney Todd, first published under the title The String OF Pearls,. IS an early classic OF British horror writing.It combines the story OF Todd 's grisly method of robbing and dispatching his victims with a romantic sub-plot involving deception, disguise, and detective work, set against the backdrop of London'. s dark AND unsavoury streets.This edition provides an authoritative text OF the first version OF the story ever TO be published,. AS well AS a lively introduction TO its history AND reputation.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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