Mystery, Mythology and Murder: A Cultural History of Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber’s Evolution from 1846–2007

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The figure of Sweeney Todd has become integrated into British culture. His name is the cockney rhyming slang for the branch of police known as the ‘flying squad,’ he has a cameo in Terry Pratchett’s Dodger as a disturbed barber with PTSD, and there are two interactive exhibits…