Horror, Romance

The String of Pearls

by Thomas Peckett Prest

4.3 (3)

“The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance.” by Thomas Peckett Prest — a free Project Gutenberg ebook, available to read as an EPUB on BookMarket. Subjects: Bakers -- Fiction; Barbers -- Fiction; Cannibalism -- Fiction; Fleet Street (London, England) -- Fiction; Historical fiction. Original source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59828. This ebook is in the public domain in the United States; the Project Gutenberg eBook license applies to the original text.

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Published: October 6, 2026
Genres: Horror Romance

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4.3 out of 54.3

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Jamal W.4.0

A classic that still deserves the hype. Comfortable to read on a phone during a commute.

Oct 2026

Aisha R.5.0

Read this one in a single sitting — the EPUB formatting is clean and it held up beautifully.

Oct 2026

Daniel O.4.0

Finished it over a weekend. A great introduction to the genre if you're new to it.

Oct 2026