The Phantom of the Opera

In 1910, the mystery novelist Gaston Leroux, working from scraps of history, theatrical lore, and his own fertile imagination, created a masterpiece in Le fant me de l'op ra, the story of a disfigured composer who lives in the labyrinthine depths of the Paris Opera. After the breathtaking debut of Christine Daa , the whispers of an Opera ghost seem to become reality as the young singer vanishes. As the Phantom strikes again and again, targeting foes from a jealous diva to a romantic rival, Leroux spins a thriller of obsession and violence with, at its center, a tormented murderer who awakens our deepest fears and sympathies. The inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical, Leroux's novel is still more riveting than anything Broadway could produce.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 12/10/2002
ISBN: 9780375761133
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.69d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 10043 / Phantom of the Opera (Unabridged)
Reading Level: 7.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12