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Librivox recording of The String of Pearls by Author Unknown. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. 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-
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- Language
- English
- Format
- MP3
- Length
- —
- License
- Public Domain
- Source
- Public Domain
- Added
- April 25, 2026
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The String of Pearls by Author Unknown
Source: Public Domain
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