Sweeney Todd is the 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. His shop, where customers can be shaved, belies his true intent - to murder any client he can in order to steal their possessions. This graphic novel adaptation of the classic tale unravels the mysterious goings on at Todd's establishment.
Sweeney Todd is the 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. His shop, where customers can be shaved, belies his true intent - to murder any client he can in o...
Fully revised Second Edition. With a new Introduction and Bibliography by Dick Collins.
The exploits of Sweeney Todd, 'The Demon Barber of Fleet Street', have been recounted many times in plays, films and musicals, but the origins of the character largely were forgotten for many years. The String of Pearls - the original tale of Sweeney Todd, a classic of British horror - was first published as a weekly serial in 1846-7 by Edward Lloyd, the King of the Penny Dreadfuls. One of the earliest detective stories, it became an important source...
Fully revised Second Edition. With a new Introduction and Bibliography by Dick Collins.
