![]() ![]() ![]() When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the theatre, it is a fatal mistake. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Mireille Ribiere, and an introduction by Jann Matlock. The Phantom of the Opera is best known perhaps through its many stage and screen adaptations, but Gaston Leroux’s original text outdoes them all in its Gothic tension and its haunting horror.The Phantom of the Opera is Gaston Leroux's exquisite blend of Gothic horror and tragic romance, which formed the basis for a world-renowned stage musical. Who is the mysterious figure stalking the stage at night? How can he be everywhere at once, and enter and leave locked rooms at will? And what is his connection to the beautiful and talented young soloist Christine? When new managers take over, and dismiss the rumours of the Opera Ghost, the terror really begins. Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House: a mysterious phantom – a skeleton in dinner dress – is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and the backstage staff. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles.
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