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String of Pearls

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).

Year of Publication: 1846Genres: Horror & Supernatural Fiction , Detective Fiction

Running Time: 11 hours 41 minutes 05 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	01 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's musil	23:30
2	02 - The Spectacle Maker's Daughter musil	20:45
3	03 - The Dog and the Hat musil	23:25
4	04 - The Pie-shop in Bell Yard Catharine Eastman	18:29
5	05 - The Meeting in the Temple fablis310	17:29
6	06 - The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden redabrus	26:45
7	07 - The Barber and the Lapidary Christine Blachford	9:17
8	08 - The Thieves' Home redabrus	27:17
9	09 - Johanna at Home, and the Resolution redabrus	23:09
10	10 - The Colonel and His Friend redabrus	35:57
11	11 - The Stranger at Lovett's Christine Blachford	16:14
12	12 - The Resolution come to by Johanna Oakley fablis310	31:32
13	13 - Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice redabrus	25:30
14	14 - Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences HC	10:11
15	15 - The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens Christine Blachford	12:42
16	16 - The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls Christine Blachford	12:03
17	17 - The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd krithiga	13:17
18	18 - Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	20:42
19	19 - The Strange Odour at St. Dunstan's Church Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	15:10
20	20 - Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	19:43
21	21 - The Misadventure of Tobias. The Mad-House Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)	14:25
22	22 - The Mad-House Cell Jennifer Stearns	13:59
23	23 - The New Cook to Mrs. Lovett's Gets Tired of his Situation Jason Mayoff	16:32
24	24 - The Night at the Mad-House Christine Blachford	9:37
25	25 - Mr. Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd John Lieder	37:20
26	26 - Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret Jennifer Stearns	20:23
27	27 - Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House redabrus	11:18
28	28 - The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend Christine Blachford	10:23
29	29 - The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate Jennifer Stearns	11:57
30	30 - Tobias's Escape from Mr. Fogg's Establishment redabrus	45:07
31	31 - The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias redabrus	8:04
32	32 - The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure. Christine Blachford	9:29
33	33 - The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's HC	15:02
34	34 - Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter Christine Blachford	9:22
35	35 - Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement Jason Mayoff	10:41
36	36 - The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies Cori Samuel	11:53
37	37 - The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies HC	15:45
38	38 - Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest M. W. Jackson	14:07
39	39 - The Conclusion. Aaron Elliott	12:34