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Our story begins in 1785 when a young seafarer, Captain Thornhill, disappears while visiting the shop of a barber in London, a certain Sweeney Todd whose shop in Fleet Street is situated by St. Dunstan's church, just round the corner from the famous and popular meat pie shop run by Mrs. Lovett. Thornhill was carrying a string of pearls as a gift for Johanna Oakley, the sweetheart of his friend Mark Ingestrie who is missing, presumed lost at sea.

Immerse yourself in the chilling tale of Sweeney Todd, a London barber with a sinister secret. Beneath the bustling streets of Fleet Street, next to St. Dunstans church, Todd operates a gruesome business. His victims, unsuspecting customers, meet their end in a barber chair that doubles as a death trap, while his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, turns their remains into pies for sale at her bakery. Sweeney Todds chilling escapades are narrated by a captivating ensemble including MaryAnn, Larry Wilson, and a diverse cast of characters. Brace yourself for a journey into the macabre world of Sweeney Todd...

Priscilla Buckley is probably known for her long and admired tenure as managing editor of the conservative political journal National Review, founded in the 1950s by her brother, William F. Buckley, Jr. But in String of Pearls we meet a different Priscilla, young Pitts Buckley, just out of Smith, eager for the next step up from the college paper to "real" journalism.

Here is the 18th-century classic about the "demon barber" of Fleet Street, London, who cuts the throats of his customers and disposes of the bodies in a most unusual way. He carries them through underground tunnels to the bakery of one Mrs. Lovett a few blocks away, where they supply the stuffing for her meat pies, the favorite mid-day repast of the lawyers who work nearby and get their shaves from Sweeney Todd.