| The Phantom of the Opera Contributor(s): LeRoux, Gaston (Author), Cosham, Ralph (Read by), Howard, Geoffrey (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786183640 ISBN-13: 9780786183647 Publisher: Craig Black OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: December 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.25" W x 7.5" (0.24 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A shadow of unease; a quickening pulse; an unnamed fear breathing on the collar of those who sit alone in their dressing rooms at the great Paris Opera. An unbearable compulsion to glance quickly over a shoulder in the dark corridors to the stage would sometimes reveal a figure in evening clothes moving softly in the shadows--a figure no one could name. Nothing is done, however, until the disappearance of the young singer Christine Daae during her triumphant performance. With an increasing pattern of fear and violence, the Phantom of the Opera begins to strike, but always with a beautiful young performer at the center of his deadly desires. Throughout the twentieth-century and beyond, this haunting tale has gripped audiences the world over--on screen, on stage, and on paper. Blackstone's thrilling narration of this classic mystery was nominated for a 2006 Audie Award. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cosham, Ralph: - Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery. LeRoux, Gaston: -Gaston Leroux (1868-1927), French novelist, was born in Paris. He earned a law degree in 1889 but turned to journalism in his mid twenties and later sailed the world as a correspondent, reporting on the Russian Revolution of 1905. In the early 1900s, he began writing novels and became best known for The Phantom of the Opera (1910). His novel The Mystery in the Yellow Room sparked the development of detective fiction as a genre. |