Name Thomas Prest Role Writer | Died 1859, Islington | |
Books Varney the Vampire, The String of Pearls, Sweeney Todd ‑‑ The String of, Flesh‑Ripping Ghouls of London, The Penny Dreadfuls: Tales of |
Thomas Peckett (or 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 co-creator (with James Malcolm Rymer) of the fictional Sweeney Todd, the 'demon barber' immortalized in his The String of Pearls, as well as the co-author with Rymer of Varney the Vampire. 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.
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