Books : The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 843.912
EAN: 9780060809249
ISBN: 0060809248
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: January 12, 1988
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: December 30, 1987
Sales Rank: 34844
Studio: Harper Perennial
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The novel that inspired the Lon Chaney film and the hit musical. "The wildest and most fantastic of tales."--New York Times Book Review.
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I started this book with low expectations, but was plesantly suprised that I turned out to love this book! I would also recommed "Phantom" by Susan Kay.
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The Phantom of the Opera: The Original NovelAfter seeing the play years ago and recently seeing the movie, I was curious to see in what ways they differed from the original novel. What a pleasant surprise! Leroux is wonderful at bringing characters and feelings to life and indeed makes it a hard book to put down. The introduction tells you that Leroux in fact studied the phenomenon and that the story is based on fact. This makes it all the more interesting to me and I would HIGHLY recommend this book to any reader, especially ones interested in the supernatural, mysteries, thrillers and love stories. The history of the Opera House is fascinating as well. I LOVED IT!!!!!
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A captivating love story, and Leroux's surprisingly modern style was much easier to read than I expected. This volume contains much more character background than the movies/musical do, but still leaves the reader wanting more. If you're a fan of the Phantom, I also highly recommend Susan Kay's "Phantom", which does Leroux's story justice.
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Fantastic condition, NEW. Halfway through the book, enjoying it immensely.
Perfect purchase, great seller.
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The mask, the music, the dark mysteries, and the tortured, deformed genius who just wants love. "The Phantom of the Opera" is so well known that its story needs no explanation.
But Gaston Leroux's novel is still a spellbinding experience, full of atmospheric horror, a sense of gothic mystery, and lushly evocative language. But its crown jewel is Erik: a magnificently tortured anti-hero who inspires more horror, pity and sympathy than the rather flat hero and heroine.
The Paris opera house is said to be haunted by a ghost with a "death's head," who demands a small salary and a reserved box. Despite the sightings and fears of ballerinas and stagehands, the new managers are determined to stamp out this ridiculous story -- despite threatening letters and increasing accidents that happen around them.
Meanwhile, budding diva Christine Daae is taking Paris by storm, although nobody quite knows who taught her how to sing. And when her childhood friend Viscount Raoul de Chagny pays her a visit, he hears a passionate exchange between her and a man -- but there's no man there. She credits her new vocal abilities to the Angel of Music, but of course, that self-same Angel is the opera ghost.
As the Phantom becomes even more attached to Christine, Raoul soon finds that the ghost is actually a half-mad, horribly deformed musical genius named Erik -- and that after Christine saw his true face, he made her become engaged to him. The young lovers ... Read More
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