Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; A Select Chronology; Map: Sweeney Todd's London; SWEENEY TODD; Explanatory Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading
Summary
Ladies and Gentlemen ... I have to state that Mrs Lovett' s pies are made OF human flesh! ' This shocking announcement provides the stunning d'. enouement TO a narrative first published OVER a period OF four months IN the winter OF 1846 - 7. The revelation marked ONLY the beginning, . however, OF the notorious career OF Sweeney Todd, . soon known TO legend AS the ' Demon Barber ' OF London ' s Fleet Street. The story OF Todd ' s entrepreneurial partnership WITH neighbouring pie - maker. Margery Lovett - at ONCE inconceivably unpalatable AND undeniably compelling - has subsequently provided the sub