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The String of Pearls

Written by:
Various Authors
Narrated by:
LibriVox Volunteers

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
4
Narrator
1
Release Date
January 1, 2016
Duration
11 hours 42 minutes
Summary
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).
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Anonymous

Ripping good yarn, rather on the gory side though. But considering the who the story is about, it’s understandable. The experimental use of multiple narrators is very distracting. Some few people were excellent, but the rest were, sorry to say, pretty awful. I do appreciate their effort, but would enjoy listening much better with narratives in pleasing voices.

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