~ The Phantom of the Opera ~

Автор: Leroux Gaston
Издатели: Penguin, год выпуска 2005
ISBN: 0-14-062174-1, 9780140624175
Серия: Penguin Popular Classics
Год: 2005

Описание:
A haunting tale of suspense and intrigue set in nineteenth'Century Paris. As Monsieurs Richard and Moncharmin prepare to take over as acting managers of the Opera House, they discover their predecessors have bequeathed them the 'Opera Ghost'. A separate memorandum-book has been set aside for his various whims, including extravagant financial needs. Heedless of the numerous warnings to comply with these strange demands the managers shrug it all off as a practical joke taken too far. Then a sequence of eerie coincidences and tragic events follow, culminating in the sudden disappearance of the beautiful prima donna Christine Daae in mid-performance. Tortured by the pangs of unrequited love, the mysterious figure living beneath the Opera House has been awaiting his chance to strike - and once he does, he is deadly ... Издание полностью на английском языке. Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения.