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Subject(s)

• Composers—Fiction [Browse]
• Opera—Fiction [Browse]
• Paris (France)—Fiction [Browse]
• Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character)—Fiction [Browse]

Related name

• Coward, David [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Musical fiction [Browse]
• Horror fiction [Browse]

Series

• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) [More in this series]
• Oxford world's classics

Summary note

A mysterious Phantom haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House where he has fallen passionately in love with the beautiful singer Christine Daae. Under his guidance her singing rises to new heights and she is triumphantly acclaimed. But Christine is also loved by Raoul de Chagny, and by returning his love she makes the fiend she knows as the Angel of Music mad with jealousy. When the Phantom is finally unmasked, will Christine see beyond his hideous disfigurement? The twists and turns of Leroux's thrilling story have captivated readers since its very first appearance in 1910, and its outlines are known to many more who have seen it on stage or film. This new translation is as full-blooded and sensational as the original. David Coward's introduction tells the fascinating story of the novel's genesis, and his thorough notes further illuminate details of the narrative. Christine's plight, the fate of Erik, and the redemptive power of love make an unforgettable novel.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

Translated from the French.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Was it the Ghost?
• 2. The New Marguerite
• 3. In which Messrs Debienne and Poligny, for the first time, secretly make the Opera's new Directors, Messrs Armand Moncharmin and Firmin Richard, party to their real, hidden reason for resigning from the National Academy of Music
• 4. Box 5
• 5. Box 5 (Continued)
• 6. The Magic Violin
• 7.A Visit to Box 5
• 8. In which Messrs Firmin Richard and Armand Moncharmin have the audacity to stage Faust in an ill-fated theatre with catastrophic results
• 9. The Mysterious Carriage
• 10. The Masked Ball
• 11. Forget the Name of the Man with the Voice
• 12. Above the Traps
• 13. Apollo's Lyre
• 14.A Masterstroke from the King of Traps
• 15.A Strange Request for a Safety Pin
• 16.`Christine! Christine!'
• 17. Mme Giry's amazing revelations of her personal dealings with the Phantom of the Opera
• 18. More about the Strange Request for a Safety Pin
• 19. The Police Inspector, the Viscount and the Persian.
• Note continued: 20. The Viscount and the Persian
• 21. In the Belly of the Opera
• 22. Concerning the interesting and instructive ordeals undergone by the Persian in the belly of the Opera
• 23. Inside the Torture Chamber
• 24. The Torture Begins
• 25.`Any old barrels! ... Barrels! Any old barrels for sale?'
• 26. Scorpion or Grasshopper? Which is it to be?
• 27. The End of the Phantom's Love Story.

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ISBN

• 9780199694570 ((pbk.))
• 0199694575 ((pbk.))

LCCN

2011939893

OCLC

760290420

Other standard number

• 40020876947

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