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Read The String of Pearls by James Malcolm Rymer Free Online | BookMarket

Home Store Horror & gothicThe String of Pearls

Horror & gothic

The String of Pearls

by James Malcolm Rymer

Public domain · Free4.3 (3)

"The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance." by Rymer et al. is a penny dreadful serial published from 1846 to 1847. This tale introduces Sweeney Todd, the murderous barber of Fleet Street who kills his customers and delivers their corpses to Mrs. Lovett, who bakes the flesh into meat pies. When a sailor mysteriously disappears after visiting Todd's shop, friends and loved ones investigate, uncovering a horrifying secret beneath St. Dunstan's church that reveals the true scale of Todd's crimes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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James Malcolm Rymer

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Added to BookMarket: October 16, 2026
Genre: Horror & gothic

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Daniel O.4.0

Finished it over a weekend. A great introduction to the genre if you're new to it.

Oct 2026

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Grace W.5.0

Lovely to have this in the library rather than hunting down a scanned copy online.

Oct 2026

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Ingrid S.4.0

Worth every penny at this price. The edition is properly tagged, so navigation actually works.

Oct 2026