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Oct 05, 2010 | ISBN 9780451531872 Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Oct 01, 2001 | ISBN 9781101127285 Buy
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Oct 05, 2010 | ISBN 9780451531872
Oct 01, 2001 | ISBN 9781101127285
Filled with the spectacle of the Paris Opera House in the nineteenth century, this classic work of suspense remains a riveting journey into the dark regions of the human heart. The tale begins as an investigation into the strange stories of an “Opera ghost,” legendary for scaring performers as they sit alone in their dressing rooms or walk along the building’s labyrinthine corridors. Some even think they’ve seen the ghost in evening clothes moving in the shadows. But it isn’t until the triumphant performance of beautiful soprano Christine Daaé that the Phantom begins his attacks—striking terror in the hearts of everyone in the theater. A story that has captured the imagination for a century, The Phantom of the Opera continues to this day as an unparalleled work of sheer entertainment. With an Introduction by Dr. John L. Flynnand an Afterword by J.R. Ward
Gaston Leroux, French journalist and writer of suspense fiction, was born in Paris in 1868. His experiences as a crime reporter and war correspondent for a French newspaper gave him the background to create his popular novels. He was one… More about Gaston Leroux
“Ingenious . . . breathless suspense.”—The Nation
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