Thomas preskett prest biography for kids

British writer, journalist and musician (–)

Thomas Peckett (or Preskett) Prest (probable dates –) was a Britishhack author. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls and was known as a skilled author in the horror genre.^[1] 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, as well as the co-author with Rymer of Varney the Vampire.

He wrote under pseudonyms including Bos, a takeoff of Charles Dickens' own pen name, Boz. He also was noted to have a style similar to Dickens.^[2] Before joining Edward Lloyd's publishing factory, Prest had made a name for himself as a talented musician.

Style

Prest was noted to follow a similar style to Dickens, often outright imitating his work like he did with Oliver Twist.^[2][3] His work was also noticed to not have as strong a narrative or continuity througho