THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Gothic Classic): Mystery Novel Based upon True Events at the Paris OperaThe Phantom of the Opera is a story inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century. Opera singer Christine triumphs at the gala on the night of the old managers' retirement. Her old childhood friend, Raoul, hears her sing and recalls his love for Christine. At this time, there are rumours of a phantom living at the Opera and he makes himself known to the managers through letters and malevolent acts. Sometime after the gala, the Paris Opera performs Faust, with the prima donna Carlotta playing the lead, against the Phantom's wishes. During the performance, Carlotta loses her voice and the grand chandelier plummets into the audience... Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name. |
Contents
Box Five | |
The Enchanted Violin | |
A Visit to Box Five | |
Faust and What Followed | |
The Mysterious Brougham | |
Christine Christine | |
Mme Girys Revelations | |
The SafetyPin Again | |
The Commissary the Viscount and the Persian | |
The Viscount and the Persian | |
In The Cellars of the Opera | |
Interesting Vicissitudes | |
In the Torture Chamber | |
At the Masked Ball | |
Forget the Name of the Mans Voice | |
Above the TrapDoors | |
Apollos Lyre | |
A MasterStroke of the TrapDoor Lover | |
The Singular Attitude of a SafetyPin | |
The Tortures Begin | |
Barrels Barrels | |
Which | |
The End of the Ghosts Love Story | |
Epilogue | |
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