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The Essential Phantom of the Opera
The Definitive, Annotated Edition of Gaston Leroux's Classic Novel
Translated and Edited by Leonard Wolf

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Summary on back:

            "Here is the most comprehensive edition ever produced of the classic 1911 novel of romance, mystery, and psychological suspense, now presented in a brand-new translation from the original French by Leonard Wolf, fully annotated with thousands of facts, biographical information, and legends . . . everything you ever wanted to know about literature's most mysterious and alluring villain."

The Essential Phantom of the Opera also includes:

            "Dozens of illustrations, including photographs of the Opera Garnier, which provides the magnificent setting of the novel, reproductions of the covers of the early French editions of The Phantom of the Opera, plus stunning line drawings by Max Douglas throughout."

            One drawing occurs at the head of each chapter. As there were 29 in total, I only have scanned the interesting ones. Not included are such drawings as the one of a safety pin for Chapter 18, the one of some barrels for Chapter 25, and other such pointless pictures.


Inside the front cover.


Editor's Introduction.


Sorelli's dressing room.


After Christine's debut.


Managers' Office with Madame Giry.


Christine's Father.


The managers in Box 5.


Raoul laments during Christine's 2-week disappearance.


Christine finds Raoul at the masquerade.


Raoul finds Christine at Mamma Valerius's bedside.


Christine, Raoul, and a shadowy Erik on the roof.


Raoul shoots at Erik's eyes outside his bedroom window.


Christine in the final scene of Faust.


Raoul searches Christine's dressing room mirror.


A tearful Madame Giry after Christine's disappearance.


The Persian finds Raoul.


The Rat Catcher.


Flashback: The Siren hunts the Persian.


The Torture Chamber.


Erik.


Christine chooses.


The Persian tells Leroux the story on his deathbed.