Thomas Peckett Perst
Thomas Peckett (or Preskett) Perst (born May 13, 1810 in Marylebone , † June 5, 1859 in London ) was a British kitsch and horror writer , journalist and musician in the Victorian era .
Life
He was the third child and second son of Ann Peckett and William Perst, a blacksmith. The family had previously lived in Shoreditch, but Thomas's parents married at St. Savior Church in Southwark, which had a reputation for changing the rules and avoiding asking too many questions. William may be from North Yorkshire and Ann may be from Norfolk, but other than that his family background is unknown.
He learned composition and typesetter. In 1835 he worked for George Drake, 12 Houghton Street, Clare Market, London. Here he edited and printed various books with clippings as well as some song books.
He was a prolific producer of notebooks . With James Malcolm Rymer (1815-1889) Sweeney Todd is attributed to him as a fictional barber as a serial killer , who had appeared in a sequel novel series under the name The String of Pearls . He is counted with James Malcolm Rymer to the authors of Varney the Vampire, a vampire novel . One of his pseudonyms was Bos, a sales-promoting consonance with Boz, the pseudonym of Charles Dickens.
Before he switched to Edward Lloyd (February 16, 1815 - April 8, 1890) Verlagfabrik, he had made a name for himself as a talented musician and composer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Collins, Dick. "Thomas Peckett Perst". The Literary Encyclopedia. [1]
- ↑ Thomas Peckett Perst, The String of Pearls: The Original Tale of Sweeney Todd, [2]
- ↑ Thomas Perst, Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber, Fantasy and Horror Classic, [3]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perst, Thomas Peckett |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perst, Thomas Preskett; Bos (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marylebone |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1859 |
| Place of death | London |