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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).
Audiolibros
39 capítulos
11 h 41 min
- 1 0The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's23:30
- 2 0The Spectacle Maker's Daughter20:45
- 3 0The Dog and the Hat23:25
- 4 0The Pie-shop in Bell Yard18:29
- 5 0The Meeting in the Temple17:29
- 6 0The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden26:45
- 7 0The Barber and the Lapidary9:17
- 8 0The Thieves' Home27:17
- 9 0Johanna at Home, and the Resolution23:09
- 10 The Colonel and His Friend35:57
- 11 The Stranger at Lovett's16:14
- 12 The Resolution come to by Johanna Oakley31:32
- 13 Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice25:30
- 14 Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences10:11
- 15 The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens12:42
- 16 The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls12:03
- 17 The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd13:17
- 18 Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd20:42
- 19 The Strange Odour at St. Dunstan's Church15:10
- 20 Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias19:43
- 21 The Misadventure of Tobias. The Mad-House14:25
- 22 The Mad-House Cell13:59
- 23 The New Cook to Mrs. Lovett's Gets Tired of his Situation16:32
- 24 The Night at the Mad-House9:37
- 25 Mr. Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd37:20
- 26 Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret20:23
- 27 Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House11:18
- 28 The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend10:23
- 29 The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate11:57
- 30 Tobias's Escape from Mr. Fogg's Establishment45:07
- 31 The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias8:04
- 32 The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure.9:29
- 33 The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's15:02
- 34 Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter9:22
- 35 Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement10:41
- 36 The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies11:53
- 37 The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies15:45
- 38 Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest14:07
- 39 The Conclusion.12:34
