The Phantom of the OperaRandom House Publishing Group, 1 янв. 1990 г. - Всего страниц: 352 Gaston Leroux is one of the originators of the detective story, and The Phantom of the Opera is his tour de force, as well as being the basis for the hit Broadway musical. A superb suspense story and a dark tale of obsession, The Phantom of the Opera has thrilled and entertained audiences in adaptations throughout the century. This new translation—the first completely modern and Americanized translation—unfurls the full impact of this classic thriller for modern readers. It offers a more complete rendering of the terrifying figure who emerges from the depths of the glorious Paris Opera House to take us into the darkest regions of the human heart. After the breathtaking performance of the lovely Christine Daae and her sudden disappearance, the old legend of the “opera ghost” becomes a horrifying reality as the ghost strikes out with increasing frequency and violence—always with the young singer at the center of his powerful obsession. Leroux has created a masterwork of love and murder—and a tragic figure who awakens our deepest and most forbidden fears. This is the only complete, unabridged modern Americanized translation available. Lowell Bair is the acclaimed translator of such Bantam Classics as Madame Bovary, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Candide. |
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FOREWORD In Which the Author of This | 1 |
Was It the Ghost? | 7 |
The New Marguerite | 19 |
In Which for the First Time Debienne and Poligny | 32 |
Box Five | 42 |
Continuation of Box Five | 52 |
The Enchanted Violin | 60 |
A Visit to Box Five | 83 |
Christine Christine | 198 |
Astonishing Revelations by Madame Giry Concerning Her Personal Relations with the Opera Ghost | 203 |
Continuation of The Singular Behavior of a Safety Pin | 216 |
The Policeman the Viscount and the Persian | 224 |
The Viscount and the Persian | 231 |
In the Cellars of the Opera | 239 |
Interesting and Instructive Tribulations of a Persian in the Cellars of the Opera | 259 |
In the Torture Chamber | 277 |
The Mysterious Brougham | 106 |
At the Masked Ball | 116 |
You Must Forget the Name of the Mans Voice | 130 |
Above the Trapdoors | 137 |
Apollos Lyre | 148 |
A Masterstroke by the Lover of Trapdoors | 177 |
The Singular Behavior of a Safety Pin | 191 |
The Torture Begins | 286 |
Barrels Barrels Any Barrels to Sell? | 294 |
The Scorpion or the Grasshopper? | 307 |
End of the Ghosts Love Story | 318 |
Epilogue | 329 |
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