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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Sweeney Todd
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The fictional 'demon barber of Fleet Street', who slit the throats of his customers to provide the fillings for Mrs Lovett's meat pies. He made his first appearance in *penny dreadfuls of the 1840s and went on to become a favourite character in *melodrama.
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