Sweeney Todd

James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest

Description

Sweeney Todd: The Barber of Fleet Street (1846-1847) is a penny dreadful novel by British writers James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest. Originally serialized in cheap volumes, the novel marks the debut of Sweeney Todd, a villain whose story inspired Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), which won a Tony Award for Best Musical and an Olivier Award for Best New Musical before serving as source material for Tim Burton’s 2007 film of the same name.

In London in 1785, a young sailor named Lieutenant Thornhill goes missing while on leave. Last seen on Fleet Street while entering the barber shop of Sweeney Todd, his mysterious disappearance inspires Colonel Jeffrey, a friend, to investigate. Discovering that Thornhill was carrying with him a pearl necklace for Johanna Oakley, the lover of a man lost at sea, Jeffrey questions the young girl. Disturbed by his story, and moved by Thornhill’s honorable intentions, Johanna offers her help in his search. Suspicious of Todd, who has recently lost an assistant to a local insane asylum, she dresses as a young boy and goes to his barber shop to apply for the position. There, she begins to uncover Todd’s secret operation, whereby murdering his unsuspecting patrons, he transports their bodies to Mrs. Lovett’s shop to be turned into cheap meat pies. Sweeney Todd: The Barber of Fleet Street is a grisly penny dreadful novel, a quick-witted work of horror that has inspired several successful adaptations.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sweeney Todd: The Barber of Fleet Street by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest is a classic of British horror fiction reimagined for modern readers.

Sujets

• Policier & Thriller
• Policier
• Inglaterra
• Historical fiction
• Horror
• Stephen Sondheim
• England
• Fiction
• London

Informations

• Publié par: Mint Editions
• Date de parution: 23 février 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781513276977
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Sweeney Todd
The Barber of Fleet Street
James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest
 
Sweeney Todd: The Barber of Fleet Street was first published in 1846.
This edition published by Mint Editions 2021.
ISBN 9781513271972 | E-ISBN 9781513276977
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C ONTENTS P REFACE I. T HE S TRANGE C USTOMER AT S WEENEY T ODD’S II. T HE S PECTACLE -M AKER’S D AUGHTER III. A M AN IS L OST IV. T HE P IE - SHOP , B ELL - YARD V. T HE M EETING IN THE T EMPLE VI. T HE C ONFERENCE , AND THE F EARFUL N ARRATION IN THE G ARDEN VII. T HE B ARBER AND THE L APIDARY VIII. T HE T HIEVES’ H OME IX. J OHANNA AT H OME , AND THE R ESOLUTION X. T HE C OLONEL AND HIS F RIEND XI. T HE S TRANGER AT L OVETT’S XII. T HE R ESOLUTION C OME TO BY J OHANNA O AKLEY XIII. J OHANNA’S I NTERVIEW WITH A RABELLA W ILMOT , AND THE A DVICE XIV. T OBIAS’S T HREAT , AND ITS C ONSEQUENCES XV. T HE S ECOND I NTERVIEW BETWEEN J OHANNA AND THE C OLONEL IN THE T EMPLE G ARDENS XVI. T HE B ARBER M AKES A NOTHER A TTEMPT TO S ELL THE S TRING OF P EARLS XVII. T HE G REAT C HANGE IN THE P ROSPECTS OF S WEENEY T ODD XVIII. T OBIAS’S A DVENTURES D URING THE A BSENCE OF S WEENEY T ODD XIX. T HE S TRANGE O DOUR IN O LD S T . D UNSTAN’S C HURCH XX. S WEENEY T ODD’S P ROCEEDINGS C ONSEQUENT UPON THE D EPARTURE OF T OBIAS XXI. T HE M ISADVENTURE OF T OBIAS .—T HE M AD -H OUSE ON P ECKHAM -R YE XXII. T HE M ADHOUSE C ELL XXIII. T HE N EW C OOK TO M RS . L OVETT GETS T IRED OF HIS S ITUATION XXIV. T HE N IGHT AT THE M ADHOUSE XXV. M R . F OGG’S S TORY AT THE M ADHOUSE TO S WEENEY T ODD XXVI. C OLONEL J EFFERY M AKES A NOTHER E FFORT TO C OME AT S WEENEY T ODD’S S ECRET XXVII. T OBIAS M AKES AN A TTEMPT TO E SCAPE FROM THE M ADHOUSE XXVIII. T HE M ADHOUSE Y ARD , AND T OBIAS’S N EW F RIEND XXIX. T HE C ONSULTATION OF C OLONEL J EFFERY WITH THE M AGISTRATE XXX. T OBIAS’S E SCAPE FROM M R . F OGG’S E STABLISHMENT XXXI. T OBIAS’S R APID J OURNEY TO L ONDON XXXII. M RS . L OVETT’S C OOK M AKES A D ESPERATE A TTEMPT XXXIII. S HOWS H OW T OBIAS GOT TO L ONDON XXXIV. T OBIAS HAS A M IND D ISEASED XXXV. J OHANNA W ALKS A BROAD IN D ISGUISE XXXVI. M R . F OGG FINDS THAT ALL IS NOT G OLD THAT G LITTERS XXXVII. M RS . L OVETT’S N EW L OVER XXXVIII. T OBIAS’S M OTHER A WAKENS O LD R ECOLLECTIONS XXXIX. T HE S EARCH AT T ODD’S XL. S IR R ICHARD P RIES INTO T ODD’S S ECRETS XLI. T HE M YSTERIOUS C UPBOARD XLII. C ROTCHET A STONISHES M R . T ODD XLIII. T ODD’S V ISION XLIV. T HE G REAT S ACRIFICE XLV. A N O LD A CQUAINTANCE XLVI. T ODD AND THE S ILVERSMITH XLVII. J OHANNA’S N EW S ITUATION XLVIII. T OBIAS’S H EART IS T OUCHED XLIX. T OBIAS R ECOVERS HIS I NTELLECT L. J OHANNA M AKES A N EW C ONFIDANT LI. T HE V AULTS OF S T . D UNSTAN’S LII. T HE D ESCENT TO THE V AULTS LIII. J OHANNA R USHES TO HER D ESTINY LIV. T ODD’S A NNOUNCEMENT LV. T HE M URDER OF THE U SURER LVI. S IR R ICHARD B LUNT’S P ROGRESS LVII. M RS . L OVETT’S W ALK LVIII. T OBIAS U NBOSOMS H IMSELF LIX. S IR R ICHARD B LUNT’S A DVENTURES C ONTINUED LX. B IG B EN M AKES A D ISCOVERY LXI. T HE G RAND C ONSULTATION IN THE T EMPLE LXII. T HE P ROPOSAL OF A RABELLA LXIII. T ODD FINDS A B OY LXIV. T ODD R ECEIVES S OME S TARTLING I NTELLIGENCE LXV. T ODD C LEARS OFF C IRCUMSTANCES LXVI. J OHANNA S TARTS FOR T ODD’S LXVII. T ODD C OMMENCES P ACKING U P LXVIII. A M OONLIGHT V ISIT TO S T . D UNSTAN’S V AULTS LXIX. T HE C OOK’S V ISITORS LXX. T HE R EVELATIONS IN THE V AULTS LXXI. R ETURNS TO J OHANNA LXXII. T AKES A P EEP AT A RABELLA LXXIII. R ETURNS TO J OHANNA LXXIV. T HE M YSTERIOUS L ETTER LXXV. A NOTHER V ICTIM LXXVI. S TARTLING E VENTS LXXVII. B IG B EN C REATES A S ENSATION LXXVIII. C OLONEL J EFFERY O PENS HIS E YES LXXIX. A RABELLA AND THE C OLONEL LXXX. M RS . L OVETT V ISITS THE B ANK LXXXI. M UTUAL D EFIANCE LXXXII. M RS . L OVETT FINDS THAT IN THIS W ORLD THERE IS R ETRIBUTION LXXXIII. T ODD T AKES A J OURNEY TO THE T EMPLE LXXXIV. J OHANNA IS E NCOURAGED LXXXV. T ODD P LANS LXXXVI. T ODD V ISITS THE C OLONEL LXXXVII. T OBIAS IN J EOPARDY LXXXVIII. T ODD’S W ONDERFUL E SCAPE LXXXIX. S IR R ICHARD M AKES P LANS XC. T ODD R ECEIVES T WO E XTRAORDINARY L ETTERS , AND A CTS UPON THEM XCI. M R . L UPIN M EDDLES WITH O THER F OLKS’ A FFAIRS XCII. T ODD A STONISHES M RS . L OVETT’S S PY XCIII. M R . O AKLEY IS IN D ESPAIR AT THE L OSS OF J OHANNA XCIV. M ORNING IN F LEET S TREET A GAIN XCV. M R . T ODD’S F IRST C USTOMERS XCVI. M R . O AKLEY’S A NXIETIES MUCH D IMINISH XCVII. S IR R ICHARD B LUNT’S S UBTERRANEAN E XPEDITION XCVIII. I N THE V AULTS XCIX. M RS . L OVETT IS VERY I NTRACTABLE I NDEED C. T HE B OAT ON THE R IVER CI. T HE A TTEMPTED M URDER ON THE T HAMES CII. J OHANNA HAS A V ISITOR W HILE T ODD IS G ONE UPON THE R IVER CIII. T HE C OOK F EELS THAT ALL THE W ORLD N EGLECTS HIM , AND THEN HE GETS A L ETTER CIV. T ODD T AKES HIS L AST W ALK UP F LEET S TREET AND TO B ELL Y ARD CV. T ODD M AKES H IMSELF Q UITE AT H OME IN B ELL -Y ARD CVI. T AKES A S LIGHT G LANCE AT T OBIAS AND HIS I NTENDED CVII. M R . L UPIN HAS A S INGULAR I NTERVIEW WITH M RS . O AKLEY CVIII. M RS . O AKLEY S EES A S TRANGE S IGHT , AND T HINKS THERE IS NO P LACE L IKE H OME CIX. M RS . O AKLEY E SCAPES , AND T AKES A D IFFERENT V IEW OF T HINGS IN G ENERAL CX. M R . L UPIN FINDS H IMSELF IN AN A WKWARD P REDICAMENT CXI. M RS . O AKLEY D ISSEMBLES CXII. R ETURNS TO M RS . L OVETT , AND S HOWS HOW S HE GOT O UT OF THE R IVER CXIII. J OHANNA HAS P LENTY OF C OMPANY AT T ODD’S CXIV. T ODD’S H OUR HAS C OME CXV. M RS . L OVETT P LANS CXVI. M RS . L OVETT F INDS THAT IT IS E ASIER TO P LAN THAN TO E XECUTE CXVII. T HE R OUTE TO N EWGATE —M RS . L OVETT’S D ANGER FROM THE M OB CXVIII. T HE C OOK W AITS UPON S IR R ICHARD B LUNT AND H EARS N EWS CXIX. T HE C OOK B ECOMES A VERY I MPORTANT P ERSONAGE CXX. J OHANNA IS A MPLY PAID FOR HER B RIEF S ERVICE AT T ODD’S CXXI. S HOWS H OW M RS . O AKLEY R ECONCILED H ERSELF TO E VERYBODY AT H OME CXXII. T AKES A P EEP AT T OBIAS AT THE C OLONEL’S H OUSE CXXIII. T HE C RIMINALS IN N EWGATE .—T ODD’S A TTEMPT AT S UICIDE CXXIV. A L UNCHEON AT S IR R ICHARD B LUNT’S .—T HE D OG AND HIS O LD F RIEND CXXV. T ODD IS C OMMITTED FOR T RIAL , AND E XPECTS THE W ORST CXXVI. A L ARGE P ARTY V ISITS B IG B EN AND THE L IONS IN THE T OWER CXXVII. T HE B EASTS AT THE T OWER CXXVIII. R ETURNS TO N EWGATE , AND THE P ROCEEDINGS OF M RS . L OVETT CXXIX. M RS . L OVETT SEES S OME T WILIGHT S PECTRES IN HER C ELL CXXX. S WEENEY T ODD IS P LACED UPON HIS T RIAL CXXXI. T HE T RIAL OF S WEENEY T ODD C ONTINUED CXXXII. T ODD’S T RIAL C ONTINUES , AND G OES ALL A GAINST HIM CXXXIII. T HE T RIAL OF S WEENEY T ODD C ONTINUED CXXXIV. T ODD E NTERTAINS S OME H OPES OF AN A CQUITTAL CXXXV. T ODD M AKES AN A TTEMPT UPON HIS O WN L IFE CXXXVI. T ODD M AKES AN A CQUAINTANCE IN N EWGATE , AND T RIES AN E SCAPE CXXXVII. T HE P ROGRESS OF THE O PERATIONS TO E SCAPE FROM N EWGATE CXXXVIII. T HE E SCAPE , AND THE R ETREAT IN C AEN W OOD , H AMPSTEAD CXXXIX. T HE C HASE T HROUGH S MITHFIELD , AND THE M URDER CXL. T ODD AND L UPIN E SCAPE TO C AEN W OOD CXLI. T HE M URDER AT C AEN W OOD , H AMPSTEAD CXLII. C AEN W OOD AND H AMPSTEAD IN THE O LD T IMES CXLIII. T HE A DVENTURES IN C AEN W OOD OF THE T WO M URDERERS CXLIV. S HOWS H OW THE N EWS OF T ODD’S E SCAPE WAS R ECEIVED BY ALL C ONCERNED CXLV. S HOWS H OW T ODD M ADE UP HIS M IND TO V ENGEANCE CXLVI. R ETURNS TO T ODD IN THE W OOD AT H AMPSTEAD CXLVII. T ODD T AKES A L OOK AT HIS O LD Q UARTERS IN F LEET S TREET CXLVIII. T ODD M AKES HIS W AY INTO H IS O WN H OUSE CXLIX. T ODD HAS A N ARROW E SCAPE , AND HAS A B IT OF R EVENGE CL. T HERE IS A F IRE IN F LEET S TREET A FTER ALL .—T ODD E SCAPES CLI. S IR R ICHARD B LUNT AND C ROTCHET C OMMENCE THEIR S EARCH FOR T ODD CLII. S HOWS H OW T ODD HAD A VERY N ARROW E SCAPE I NDEED CLIII. T ODD IS IN G REAT P ERIL IN THE E ARLY M ORNING IN L ONDON CLIV. T ODD S ETS F IRE TO HIS H OUSE , AND THEN H IDES IN THE C HURCH CLV. S HIFTS THE S CENE TO O NE OF Q UIET G OODNESS AND S ERENITY CLVI. T ODD HAS S OME F URTHER A DVENTURES IN F LEET S TREET CLVII. T ODD A STONISHES THE B EADLE , AND E SCAPES FROM S T . D UNSTAN’S CLVIII. D ETAILS THE P ERILOUS S ITUATION OF THE B EADLE CLIX. T ODD GETS THE B ETTER OF THE S HARPERS , AND T AKES A B OAT CLX. S IR R ICHARD B LUNT IS VERY NEAR T AKING HIS P RISONER CLXI. T ODD F INDS THAT HE HAS GOT O UT OF THE F RYING -P AN INTO THE F IRE CLXII. T ODD’S F EARFUL A DVENTURES ON THE R IVER CLXIII. T ODD M AKES A V IGOROUS A TTEMPT TO R EACH G RAVESEND CLXIV. T HE P OLICE -G ALLEY ON THE T HAMES CLXV. T HE P OLICE -G ALLEY’S F ATE CLXVI. A NOTHER B OAT CLXVII. A NOTHER P OLICE -G ALLEY CLXVIII. T ODD G OES B ACK ON L AND CLXIX. T ODD H IDES IN A C UPBOARD CLXX. T HE S HIP B OUND FOR H AVRE T AKES A P ASSENGER CLXXI. T ODD M EETS WITH A L ITTLE R OUGH W EATHER IN THE C HANNEL CLXXII. T ODD GETS A W ORLD OF M ARITIME E XPERIENCE CLXXIII. T AKES A P EEP AT S OME F RIENDS OF THE R EADER CLXXIV. M ARK I NGESTRIE R ESCUES A S HIPWRECKED M AN CLXXV. A R ATHER I MPORTANT D ISCOVERY IS M ADE CLXXVI. T HE P URSUIT OF T ODD ON THE L ONDON R OAD CLXXVII. T HE C ONCLUSION
 
P REFACE
The Romance of the String of Pearls having excited in the Literary world an almost unprecedented interest, it behoves the author to say a few words to his readers upon the completion of his labours.
In answer to the many inquiries that have been, from time to time, made regarding the fact of whether there ever was such a person as Sweeney Todd in existence, we can unhesitatingly say, that there certainly was such a man; and the record of his crimes is still to be found in the chronicles of criminality of this country.
The house in Fleet Street, which was the scene of Todd’s crimes, is no more. A fire, which destroyed some half-dozen b