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The String of Pearls by Unknown
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 brou...
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Episodes
26 – Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd’s Secret 08.12.2025 20:23
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27 – Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House 07.12.2025 11:18
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28 – The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias’s New Friend 06.12.2025 10:23
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29 – The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate 05.12.2025 11:57
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30 – Tobias’s Escape from Mr. Fogg’s Establishment 04.12.2025 45:07
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31 – The Rapid Journey Of Tobias To London 03.12.2025 8:04
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32 – The Announcement in Sweeney Todd’s Window. Johanna Oakley’s Adventure. 02.12.2025 9:29
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33 – The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan’s 01.12.2025 15:02
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34 – Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd’s Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter 30.11.2025 9:22
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35 – Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement 29.11.2025 10:41
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36 – The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies 28.11.2025 11:53
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37 – The Prisoner’s Plan of Escape from the Pies 27.11.2025 15:45
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38 – Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest 26.11.2025 14:07
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39 – The Conclusion 25.11.2025 12:34
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