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18th century…

Mack the Knife: The “True” Story Behind the Song

28 Oct 2017
The popular song Mack the Knife was based upon the story of an eighteenth-century highwayman named Captain Macheath. This post traces the literary life of this fictional character. Most people,…
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

4 Mar 201513 Sep 2017
This post has been adapted from a chapter in my MA Thesis which was completed under the supervision of Dr. Heather Shore. The tale of Sweeney Todd, the ‘demon barber,’…

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