Based on the translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.
'... the shadow turned round; and I saw a terrible death's-head, which darted a look at me from a pair of scorching eyes. I felt as if I were face to face with Satan...'
Erik, the Phantom of the Paris Opera House, is one of the great icons of horror literature. This tormented and disfigured creature has made his home in the labyrinthine cellars of this opulent building where he can indulge in his great passion for music, which is a substitute for the love...
Based on the translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.
Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House: a mysterious phantom - a skeleton in dinner dress - is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and the backstage staff. When new managers take over, and dismiss the rumours of the Opera Ghost, the terror really begins. Who is the mysterious figure stalking the stage at night? How can he be everywhere at once, and enter and leave locked rooms at will? And what is his connection to the beautiful and talented young soloist Christine?
The Phantom of the Opera is best known perhaps through its many stage and screen adaptations, but...
Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House: a mysterious phantom - a skeleton in dinner dress - is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and...
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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illust...