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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Altering course : a submariner in Fleet Street
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
"This is the mystery novel that started it all: The gruesome legend about the 'demon barber of Fleet Street.' Many people still believe that Sweeney Todd and his aide, the pie-backing Mrs Lovett next door, were real people living at the turn of the century 1800, the time period in which the story is set, but 'The String of Pearls' is in fact pure fantasy, based on a French myth which has been traced down to the 17th century, 'The bloody legend about the barber and the patissier.' The earliest known version of this myth can be found in a book from 1612, written by the priest Jacques du Breul. However, 'The String of Pearls' is a very thrilling and suspensful story in its own right"--back cover.
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