Thomas Peckett Prest

Thomas Peckett Prest

Thomas Peckett Prest (AKA Thomas Preskett Prest) (probable dates 1810-1859) was a British hack writer, journalist and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls. He is now remembered as the creator of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalized in his "The String of Pearls: A Romance". He has also been associated with the authorship of "Varney the Vampire", now more often thought to be the work of J. M. Rymer. He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.

Bibliography

*"The Penny Pickwick" (1839) (lampoon of The Pickwick Papers)
*"The Life and Adventures of Oliver Twiss, Workhouse Boy" (1841) (lampoon of Oliver Twist)
*"David Copperful" (a lampoon of David Copperfield)
*"Nickelas Nicklebery" (a lampoon of Nicholas Nickleby)
*"The String of Pearls: A Romance" (1846)
*"The Maniac Father; or, The Victims of Seduction"
*"Vice and its Victims; or, Phoebe the Peasant's Daughter"
*"The Miller and His Men; or, The Bohemian Banditti" (1831)
*"The Hebrew Maiden; or, The Lost Diamond" (1841)

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