"One of the most famous ghost stories that no one has actually read"
(New York Times), The Phantom of the Opera is the first in the
Haunted Library Horror Classics series presented by the Horror Writers
Association. An unabridged edition of the novel that inspired the famous
Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
Deep beneath the Paris Opera House, a masked man lives in silence...
Every night at the Palais Garnier, hundreds of guests sit on the edge of
velvet-covered seats, waiting for prima donna La Carlotta to take the
stage. But when her voice fails her, La Carlotta is replaced with
unknown understudy Christine Daaé, a young soprano whose vibrant singing
fills every corner of the house and wins her a slew of admirers,
including an old childhood friend who soon professes his love for her.
But unknown to Christine is another man, who lurks out of sight behind
the heavy curtains of the opera, who can move about the building
undetected, who will do anything to make sure Christine will keep
singing just for him...
This curated edition of The Phantom of the Opera, based on the
original 1911 English translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos,
brings an iconic story of love and obsession to today's readers and
illuminates the timeless appeal of Leroux's masterpiece.