The Phantom of the Opera - Softcover

Leroux, Gaston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788282353 ISBN 13: 9781788282352

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Synopsis

First published in serial form in Le Gaulois, Gaston Leroux''s bitter-sweet tale of love and rejection was inspired by real events that took place at the Paris Opera, now the Opera Garnier, in the 19th century. It tells the tale of the opera singer, Christine, her love for her childhood sweetheart Raoul, and the obsessions of the ''phantom'', a disfigured man called Erik who lives beneath the Opera, with Christine.

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In 1910, the mystery novelist Gaston Leroux, working from scraps of history, theatrical lore, and his own fertile imagination, created a masterpiece in "Le fantome de l'opera, the story of a disfigured composer who lives in the labyrinthine depths of the Paris Opera. After the breathtaking debut of Christine Daae, the whispers of an Opera ghost seem to become reality as the young singer vanishes. As the Phantom strikes again and again, targeting foes from a jealous diva to a romantic rival, Leroux spins a thriller of obsession and violence with, at its center, a tormented murderer who awakens our deepest fears and sympathies. The inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical, Leroux's novel is still more riveting than anything Broadway could produce.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788282353
• ISBN 13: 9781788282352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272