The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
Author: Gaston Leroux
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Dimensions: 7.14 x 4.38 x 0.85 inches
ISBN-10: 60809248
ISBN-13: 978-0060809249
Publication Date: December 30, 1987
Print Length: 368 pages
Description: “The wildest and most fantastic of tales.” – New York Times Book Review.
The novel from the early 20th century that inspired the Lon Chaney film and the hit musical. In the 1880s, in Paris, the Palais Garnier Opera House is believed haunted. One night, a young woman, Christine, is asked to sing in place of the Opera’s leading soprano, who is ill; Christine’s performance is a success, and she is recognized by the Vicomte Raoul, a childhood playmate and love. Raoul and the Phantom then battle for Christine’s heart, as the Phantom demands more and more from her.
