Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of fleet street / edited by Robert L. Mack.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mack, Robert L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barbers--Fiction.

Barbers.

Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character)--Fiction.

Todd, Sweeney.

Fleet Street (London, England)--Fiction.

Fleet Street (London, England).

London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century--Fiction.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvii, 300 pages) : illustrations, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c2007.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-37486-5

9786611374860

0-19-156630-6

1-4356-3349-0

OCLC:

476245081