Thomas Peckett Prest
Thomas Peckett Prest (AKA Thomas Preskett Prest) (probable dates 1810-1859) was a British pulp 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.
Thomas Peckett Prest (AKA Thomas Preskett Prest) (probable dates 1810-1859) was a British pulp 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. See less
![Ethelinde: Or the Fatal Vow. a Romance. by the Author of Ela the Outcast. [I.E. Thomas Peckett Prest.]](https://www1.alibris-static.com/ethelinde-or-the-fatal-vow-a-romance-by-the-author-of-ela-the-outcast-i-e-thomas-peckett-prest/isbn/9781241240127.gif)
![The Robber's Wife. a Domestic Romance. by the Author of Kathleen, or the Secret Marriage. [I.E. T. P. Prest.]](https://www1.alibris-static.com/the-robbers-wife-a-domestic-romance-by-the-author-of-kathleen-or-the-secret-marriage-i-e-t-p-prest/isbn/9781241371715.gif)
