SULJE VALIKKO

Englanninkielisten kirjojen poikkeusaikata... LUE LISÄÄ

avaa valikko

Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls
7,20 €
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Sivumäärä: 304 sivua
Asu: Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Painos: New introduction and
Julkaisuvuosi: 2010, 05.07.2010 (lisätietoa)
Kieli: Englanti
Tuotesarja: Tales of Mystery&The Supernatural
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 for Bram Stoker's Dracula, but it was after over 150 years of obscurity that it appeared first in book form in the Wordsworth edition published in 2005.


The one great mystery that has surrounded the book is who the author was - or was it possibly the work of more than one man? In his new introduction to this fully revised second edition, Dick Collins, by means of detailed research of contemporary records, has established finally the identity of the creator of this legendary figure.


So here is the original story of the terrifying owner of that famous London barber-shop, and the secret recipe for Mrs Lovett's delicious pies…

Introduction by: Dick Collins
Series edited by: David Stuart Davies

Tuotetta lisätty
ostoskoriin kpl
Siirry koriin
LISÄÄ OSTOSKORIIN
Tilaustuote | Arvioimme, että tuote lähetetään meiltä noin 3-4 viikossa | Tilaa jouluksi viimeistään 27.11.2024
Myymäläsaatavuus
Helsinki
Tapiola
Turku
Tampere
Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearlszoom
Näytä kaikki tuotetiedot
ISBN:
9781840226324
Sisäänkirjautuminen
Kirjaudu sisään
Rekisteröityminen
Oma tili
Omat tiedot
Omat tilaukset
Omat laskut
Lisätietoja
Asiakaspalvelu
Tietoa verkkokaupasta
Toimitusehdot
Tietosuojaseloste