The String of Pearls
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(4,167 Sterne; 24 Bewertungen)
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). (11 hr 41 min)
Chapters
15 - The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens
12:42
Read by Christine Blachford
16 - The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls
12:03
Read by Christine Blachford
18 - Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd
20:42
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
20 - Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias
19:43
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
26 - Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret
20:23
Read by Jennifer Stearns
32 - The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure.
9:29
Read by Christine Blachford
34 - Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter
9:22
Read by Christine Blachford
Bewertungen
excellent story
jaded_grl
(4 Sterne)
LIBRIVOX STAFF: please please make this a dramatic reading. it would be amazing that way! VOLUNTEER READERS: jason does an excellent job! Blachford is a fine reader, but needs to slow down. rushing through the reading made it hard to grasp everything happening in the story. Redbrus and HC dod horrible, I am sorry. the accents and bad pronunciations and computer like rythem of reading made several chapters almost unbearable if the story had not been so interesting. STORY: a great tale and even though u know the mystery its a great story w the way it is pieced all together. AND an unexpected twist at the end makes it really great. excellent book!
good story, okay narration
Hannamg
(4 Sterne)
The story is really good, and if you're a fan of the Sweeney Todd movie or musical, be prepared that this story is very different. I was genuinely surprised by a reveal in the last chapter which made the story even better. However, the narrators are only okay. I generally have a harder time with books narrated by multiple people and some of the narrators in this book are better than others.
Needs Better Readers
(4 Sterne)
Very good story. Sweeney Todd is a 1st class character who should have his very own book. The readers were EXTREMELY underwhelming. Please commission Mike Bennett for a proper reading.
Divided
KAB
(3 Sterne)
Great story, but the readership was extremely polarized: a couple were quite good, but most were mediocre at best. One read like she was training for the Olympics, so I was very glad for the new 'rate of reading' feature. This book would really benefit by having a second version done of the reading. Mark Nelson, maybe? (hint, hint)
(3,5 Sterne)
the ready for chapter 26 sounds like shes got a cold or something. all other readers were good. great story.
sweeney todd
labrab
(5 Sterne)
Reading is well done, with great character voices.