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The Phantom of the Opera, a novel by Gaston Leroux.

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* Erik — The deformed man (believed to be a ghost), who lives in the catacombs of the opera house and loves Christine.
* Christine Daaé — A young, Swedish soprano.
* Raoul, Viscount de Chagny — Christine's childhood friend and love interest.
* The Persian — A mysterious man from Erik's past.
* Count Philippe de Chagny — Raoul's elder brother.
* Moncharmin and Richard — The managers of the opera house.
* Madame Giry — Erik's loyal box-keeper.
* Meg Giry — Madame Giry's only daughter, a ballet girl.
* Carlotta — The spoiled prima donna.
* Joseph Buquet — The chief scene-shifter.
* Debienne and Poligny — The previous managers of the opera house.
* La Sorelli — The lead ballet dancer.
* Little Jammes — A friend of Meg and also a ballet girl.
* Rémy — The manager's secretary.
* Mercier — The acting-manager.
* Gabriel — The superstitious chorus-master.
* Mme. la Baronne de Castelot-Barbezac — Meg as an adult.
* Mifroid — The commissary of police called in for Christine's disappearance. ... Read more

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Nice job
When I saw Phantom of the Opera on the shelf. I instantly purchased it and read it... This book is absolutley magnificent. The illustrations are beautiful they show a sense of class and sophistication.. I was very fond of the Series itself (Great Illustreated Classics) I own 61 of those series, and I have no complaint about them they are very fun to read when your angry, sad, happy. or just bored. Great Illustreated Classics are a wonderful source of books for chilldren easy to read and quick, so you can read 3 a day. ( I read about 5), And they are worth every penny I have so go out there and buy yourself some great Illustrated classics. thank you

An insult to all bibliophiles
If you love books and Leroux's novel in paticular do not buy this book.Although the cover art promises great things, alas the illustrations remind one of a Barbie coloring book, only not as sophisticated.The less said of the butchering this line of books commonly does to great novels, the better.A much better read would be the version illustrated by Hilderbrant as the novel in itself shouldn't be beyond most young readers.For the very young try the Bullseye or Step Up chillers. Both are excellent reads.

Illustrated?If that's what you want to call it....
First of all, I must say that Leroux's original novel is a bit of an obsession with me, so whenever I find another edition, illustrated or otherwise, I buy it.It's my "Catcher in the Rye" as it were...so when I found this "illustrated" edition...I jumped on it and bought it.I was truly disappointed with the pictures...I've seen better art from Jr. High students.Who would put such garbage in their book?Not only were the pictures poor...so was the "abridged" text.If you want a "simplified" version to read...read Lowell Bair's adapted version.
Poor take on The Phantom of the Opera...and only a good copy to put in one's "Phantom of the Opera Library" should you be a hardcore fan that must have every edition published (as I do).
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"Oxford Bookworms" offer students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English. There are six stages, taking students from elementary to advanced level. At the lower stages, many of the texts have been specially written for the series, to provide elementary and lower-intermediate students with an introduction to real reading in English. At the higher stages, most of the books have been adapted from works originally published for native speakers. The language controls used in "Oxford Bookworms" are based on a syllabus specially created for the series by Tricia Hedge. This takes account of the more traditional approaches to grading and recent research into the nature of reading difficulty. The approximate vocabulary count for each stage is: Stage 1 - 400 words; Stage 2 - 700 words; Stage 3 - 1000 words; Stage 4 - 1400 words; Stage 5 - 1800 words; Stage 6 - 2500 words. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a supporting glossary to help students with vocabulary. Illustrations are used, especially at the lower stages, to help comprehension. ... Read more

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Great!
this book was great! POTO is absolutely the best story in literature, on stage, etc. and this book was no exception. A must have for all phantom phans ... Read more

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Under the Paris Opera House lives a disfigured musical genius who uses music to win the love of a beautiful opera singer. ... Read more

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The best known works of Gaston Leroux in one collection with active table of contents.

The Double Life
Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Phantom of the Opera
The Secret of the Night ... Read more

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Novela que mezcla la literatura gótica con la aventura de carácter policíaco ­aunque no haya un detective protagonista, sino un misterio que descifrar­, romance, terror, misterioy tragedia.
El fantasma de la Ópera es la historia de un tenebroso personaje, quien, a pesar del tormento que le provoca su fealdad, lucha por vivir para satisfacer su pasión por la belleza.
En esta popular obra, llevada numerosas veces al cine y al escenario, Gaston Leroux aprovechó numerosos recursos que le eran familiares por su condición de periodista para dar verosimilitud a un relato en el cual la combinación entre su intrigante protagonista y la ambientación dentro del mundo del teatro y las bambalinas despliega un atractivo juego de posibilidades para la imaginación. ... Read more

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Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (1868-1927) est un romancier français, connu surtout pour ses romans policiers empreints de fantastique. En 1918, avec notamment René Navarre, l'interprète du Fant?'mas de Louis Feuillade, et Arthur Bernède, il fonde à Nice la Société des Cinéromans. Son roman Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune (1907), chef-d'oeuvre d'ingéniosité qui inspirera les surréalistes, lui vaut le succès en 1908. Il continue à écrire des romans dans la même veine, Le Fant?'me de l'Opéra en 1910, La Poupée Sanglante en 1923 et la série des Chéri-Bibi à partir de 1913. Son dernier roman, La Mansarde d'Or, paraît en 1927. Son personnage Joseph Rouletabille, jeune apprenti reporter à l'intelligence déductive hors du commun, qui apparaît pour la première fois dans Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune, devient le héros d'autres romans tels que Le Parfum de la Dame en Noir (1908), Rouletabille Chez le Tsar (1912) et Le Crime de Rouletabille (1921). ... Read more

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A half-crazed, disfigured musician living in the labyrinthine cellars of the Paris Opera House creates a series of strange and mysterious events to further the career of a beautiful young singer. Leroux's tale of the "phantom" is widely regarded as one of the most famous of all horror stories, yet that fame is based primarily on various film and stage versions. The book -- often neglected and seldom in print -- offers readers the original and complete saga of this immortal figure.

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The Secret Horrors of the Opera House. It is ironic that out of the dozen of books written by the French novelist Gaston Leroux, the one that has given him immortality is the classic of horror called ""The phantom of the opera"". It tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris opera house to take revenge against the world, until the day that he falls in love for a beautiful singer, who changes completely the course of his life. This small masterpiece have been taken to the theatre, to the musical comedy and numerous times to the movies, with treatments that are equally classic, since every director has given different interpretations to the character, from turning him into a symbol of the artist pushed back by the society up to the representation of the most incredible psychological aberrations. Whatever the version, this is one of the most entertaining novels of the kind and therefore its eternal popularity. ... Read more

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Excelente
Este libro es mi novela favorita. La forma en la que te introducen a la historia es excelente, es el tipo de libro que empiezas a leer y no puedes dejarlo hasta terminar.

La famosa obra de teatro de Andrew Lloyd Webber y muchísimas películas que han salido no estan tan apegadas a la historia original, que vale muchísimo la pena, ya que explica más profundamente todo lo que ha pasado en la Opera desde que existe el Fantasma y por qué pasan las cosas que pasan ahí. Es la historia perfecta que atrapa a cualquiera: amor, misterio, suspenso, investigación policiaca...

NO ES IGUAL QUE EL MUSICAL
Yo leí este libro pues me hice fanática del musical.Es un excelente libro, pero me decepcionó un poco que el musical no se apegara del todo al libro original.
Muchas de las cosas que en la obra musical quedan sin explicar, o sin entender, en este libro quedan resueltas.

Excelente elección si deciden comprarlo. ... Read more

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An intelligent plot
The plot by itself is very intriguing; an attempted murder has been committed; in a sealed room and the culprit has vanished without a trace.Loroux keeps you on the hinge; by feeding the reader with tid-bits of information which keeps the curiosity and suspense elevated through out.He does not reveal everything the detective is thinking all at once; but leaves the reader creating their own theory, based on all the clues that are collected. In the end all the knots are tied.The novel is also about the rivalry between detective Frederick Larson and a young investigative journalist, Rouletabille. Larson finds a suspect who is put on trial, only to have him cleared by Rouletabille, who dramatically reveals the identity of the real murderer. The Mystery of the Yellow Room is a novel which consciously tries to outdo the traditional detective novel with classic intellectual conundrums.

Buy it if you can find it!!
I've been looking for this story for many years, as it's always listed as being one of the first in the locked room mystery genre, and one of the best. I am so happy to have found it (thank you, internet!!) as I was not disappointed.

Let me say upfront, that if you read Phantom of the Opera, and were disappointed in the writing style, do not shy away from The Mystery of the Yellow Room. I can hardly believe the same author wrote both stories. It's a great read, it flows well, and I could hardly put it down. The characterization and style are very similar to Conan Doyle's works. The locked room mystery kept me guessing. Ultimately all the clues were there, and the ending was "fair", even if I was suprised. I wish there were more tales about our detective, as this first book was fabulous!The ending had a very good twist to it, and is a precursor to some of Dame Agatha Christie's works.

In summary, a great read, a great mystery plot, and decent characterizations. This is worth finding, to see a classic in the locked room genre. ... Read more

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It is 1880, in the Opera House in Paris. Everybody is talking about the Phantom of the Opera, the ghost that lives somewhere under the Opera House. The Phantom is a man in black clothes. He is a body without a head, he is a head without a body. He has a yellow face, he has no nose, he has black holes for eyes. Everybody is afraid of the Phantom - the singers, the dancers, the directors, the stage workers...But who has actually seen him? ... Read more

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Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (1868-1927) est un romancier français, connu surtout pour ses romans policiers empreints de fantastique. En 1918, avec notamment René Navarre, l'interprète du Fant?'mas de Louis Feuillade, et Arthur Bernède, il fonde à Nice la Société des Cinéromans. Son roman Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune (1907), chef-d'oeuvre d'ingéniosité qui inspirera les surréalistes, lui vaut le succès en 1908. Il continue à écrire des romans dans la même veine, Le Fant?'me de l'Opéra en 1910, La Poupée Sanglante en 1923 et la série des Chéri-Bibi à partir de 1913. Son dernier roman, La Mansarde d'Or, paraît en 1927. Son personnage Joseph Rouletabille, jeune apprenti reporter à l'intelligence déductive hors du commun, qui apparaît pour la première fois dans Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune, devient le héros d'autres romans tels que Le Parfum de la Dame en Noir (1908), Rouletabille Chez le Tsar (1912) et Le Crime de Rouletabille (1921). ... Read more

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Classic French pulp from the author of Phantom of the Opera
Heedless of the fate that has befallen his predecessor, Captain Maxime d'Aulnay bravely takes his seat on the Académie Française, makes his inaugural speech and promptly drops dead. The curse of the Haunted Chair has struck again! Both deaths could be rationally explained where it not for the extraordinary coincidence of their timing on the very day if not the exact moment of their inauguration to the 40th position in the Academy, each of them following the delivery of a mysterious, vaguely threatening letter believed to have come from the enigmatic Eliphas de Saint-Elme de Taillebourg de la Nox, occultist, cabbalist, expert in ancient Egyptian lore, the author of 'Surgery of the Soul'. Blackballed by the Academy, rumours abound that Eliphas has used the secrets of Toth to seek revenge, placing a curse on anyone who dares to take the Chair in his place. Who will dare to put themselves forward for a position that could mean almost certain death?

Leroux's Le fauteuil hanté is delightfully silly stuff. Ancient Egyptian curses, walking boxes loitering on the dark, misty streets of Paris, deadly rays of light, killing melodies, menacing giants and ferocious hounds - the life of an academic is a dangerous one indeed! Leroux has tremendous fun at the expense of academics, ridiculing their stuffiness, snobbery and minds closed to anything that falls outside the boundary of their rational knowledge, but really, The Haunted Chair is just a great situation for a classic pulp crime adventure and it fits the bill extremely well. Very entertaining. ... Read more

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Un des meilleurs Gaston Leroux... Un beau et grand roman qui ravira les amateurs de fantastique et de musique. ... Read more

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Le fond sans la forme
L'oeuvre en elle-même est merveilleuse, Leroux est doué d'une imagination fantasque et d'une plume habile avec une pointe d'ironie. En revanche, la transcription ebook est pauvre -- ponctuation manquante, chapitres mal indiqués, dialogues sans retour à la ligne entre les personnages... Je n'ai remarqué qu'une faute pour l'instant, c'est la mise en page qui vraiment est déplorable. A $4 pour une oeuvre qui est dans le domaine public, on pouvait espérer mieux! ... Read more

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Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (1868-1927) est un romancier français, connu surtout pour ses romans policiers empreints de fantastique. En 1918, avec notamment René Navarre, l'interprète du Fant?'mas de Louis Feuillade, et Arthur Bernède, il fonde à Nice la Société des Cinéromans. Son roman Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune (1907), chef-d'oeuvre d'ingéniosité qui inspirera les surréalistes, lui vaut le succès en 1908. Il continue à écrire des romans dans la même veine, Le Fant?'me de l'Opéra en 1910, La Poupée Sanglante en 1923 et la série des Chéri-Bibi à partir de 1913. Son dernier roman, La Mansarde d'Or, paraît en 1927. Son personnage Joseph Rouletabille, jeune apprenti reporter à l'intelligence déductive hors du commun, qui apparaît pour la première fois dans Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune, devient le héros d'autres romans tels que Le Parfum de la Dame en Noir (1908), Rouletabille Chez le Tsar (1912) et Le Crime de Rouletabille (1921). ... Read more

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These Classic French novels include Les Étranges Noces De Rouletabille, Le Fauteuil Hanté, Le Mystere De La Chambre Jaune, and Le Parfum De La Dame En Noir.According to Wikipedia, "Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (May 6, 1868 [1] – April 15, 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, such as the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney; and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. Leroux's contribution to French detective fiction is considered a parallel to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's in the United Kingdom and Edgar Allan Poe's in the United States."
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