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The Phantom of the Opera

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"And, despite the care which she took to look behind her at every moment, she failed to see a shadow which followed her like her own shadow, which stopped when she stopped, which started again when she did and which made no more noise than a well-conducted shadow should."

The Palais Garnier Opera House is haunted. Fortunately for young soprano Christine Daaé, the Opera Ghost is singularly focused on helping her career at the Palais Garnier. Having been tutored by this Angel of Music, Christine has rediscovered her love of singing—but it comes at a price. The Phantom is determined to remove not only competitors on the stage, but also any rivals for Christine's heart.

Inspired by true events, Gaston Leroux's masterpiece of jealousy and obsession has captivated audiences since the early 1900s. With its dark, complex characters and enchanting descriptions of the opera world, The Phantom of the Opera remains one of the most popular works of Gothic horror of all time.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 28, 2019
      The inaugural release in the Horror Writers Association Haunted Library of Horror Classics series will be a revelation to those familiar only with the musical based on the 1910 novel by LeRoux (1868–1927). The tale of a Paris opera house inhabited by a spectral figure with seemingly magical abilities remains genuinely creepy today. Much of the book’s power stems from the author’s presentation of his narrative as the factual product of his own diligent archival research and interviews with survivors of the phenomenon. This understated treatment means that even his spoiler-laden prologue heightens rather than lessens suspense. A turnover in the management of the opera house coincides with sightings of the so-called Opera ghost and the grim discovery of the hanged corpse of Joseph Buquet, the company’s chief scene-shifter. These events are followed by an unexpectedly triumphant performance by Christine Daeé, who previously had an undistinguished singing career, which proves to be linked to the phantom. Fans of literate horror, whatever their opinion of Andrew Lloyd Weber, will be gratified.

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  • Lexile® Measure:870
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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