The Phantom of the Opera, with eBook

By: Gastón Leroux

Narrated by: Alexander Adams

Under the Paris Opera House lives a disfigured musical genius who uses music to win the love of a beautiful opera singer.

The actors, singers, and patrons of the Paris Opera House say that a ghost haunts the labyrinthine chambers beneath its stage. While there are those who laugh off such superstitions, they always do so nervously, in the bright light of day. Nearly everyone connected with the Opera House in any way has felt the phantom's vague, troubling presence. But beautiful, talented young singer Christine Daae will soon experience a terror far more acute than any vague feeling of unease. For she is about to learn the secret of why the man who has made the tunnels beneath Paris his private domain must forever hide his face behind a mask.

Part horror story, part historical romance, and part detective thriller, the timeless tale of a masked, disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House is familiar to millions of readers, as well as to movie and theater-goers. At the heart of the story's long-standing popularity lies a universal theme: the relationship between outward appearance and the beauty or darkness of the human soul.

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Critic reviews

"The wildest and most fantastic of tales." (New York Times Book Review)

Perfect for the spooky season!

Even if you know the opera well, this classic adaptation is intriguing and keeps you on your toes, wondering the whole time what might be possibly going on. Highly recommend!

Fascinating

I really enjoyed listening to this story. The narrator did a great job and it was very intreging. It's great!!!

Classic

I read this story a long time ago, and loved it then….and still do. This is such a good story, and has it all. A story of love and love lost.

Classic

Romantic and thrilling, a psychological study.