Charles Fox
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| [[Image:Cover of Sweeney Todd, published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', published by [[Charles Fox]] in 48 numbers]] | [[Image:Cover of Sweeney Todd, published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', published by [[Charles Fox]] in 48 numbers]] | ||
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| - | '''Sweeney Todd''' is a [[Fictional portrayals of psychopaths in literature|fictional psychopath]]/[[cannibalism in fiction|cannibal]]/[[antihero]]. A [[barber]] and [[serial killer]], the character appears in various [[English language]] works starting in the mid-[[19th century]]. His weapon of choice is a [[straight razor]], with which he [[throat cutting|cuts his victim's throats]]; in some versions of the story his lover, friend and accomplice, Margery (sometimes Nellie or Claudette) Lovett, [[Cannibalism|bakes the carcasses]] into [[meat pie]]s. | + | A generation after [[Edward Lloyd]] had launched him, Charles Fox took over and gave |
| - | ==Early history== | + | the barber a new run under the best-known title—'Sweeney Todd, ... |
| - | Todd's first appearance could have been in a British [[penny dreadful]] called ''[[The People's Periodical]]'', in issue 7, dated [[November 21]], [[1846]]. The story in which he appeared was titled "The String of Pearls: A Romance," and was probably written by [[Thomas Prest]], who created a number of other [[gruesome]] villains. He tended to base his horror stories on grains of truth, sometimes gaining inspiration from real crime reports in ''[[The Times]]''. | + | |
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A generation after Edward Lloyd had launched him, Charles Fox took over and gave
the barber a new run under the best-known title—'Sweeney Todd, ...
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