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The Phantom of the Opera is Gaston Leroux's exquisite blend of Gothic horror and tragic romance that formed the basis for a world-renowned stage musical. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Mireille Ribiere and an introduction by Jann Matlock.

The lights dim at the Paris Opera House. The exquisite Christine Daae enraptures the audience with her mellifluous voice. Immediately, Raoul de Chagny falls deeply in love. But the legend of the disfigured opera ghost haunts the performance, and as Raoul begins his pursuit of Christine, he is pulled into the depths of the opera house, and into the depths of human emotions.

Based on the screenplay and story by George Lucas In barren desert lands and seedy spaceports...in vast underwater cities and in the blackest depths of space...unfolds a tale of good and evil, of myth and magic, of innocence and power. At last the saga that captured the imagination of millions...

The Phantom Prince chronicles Elizabeth Kendall’s intimate relationship with Ted Bundy and its eventual unraveling. As much as has been written about Bundy, it’s remarkable to hear the perspective of people who shared their daily lives with him for years. This gripping account presents a remarkable examination of a charismatic personality that masked unimaginable darkness.

She is my muse, and I am her demon of music. A year ago, I witnessed sweet Scarlett Day’s dark side. She’s been my obsession ever since. I was content with being her secret, content with protecting her from afar… until an enemy from my past sets his sights on her. Our families have a deep history of hatred, and Scarlett is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, her mind plays tricks on her. When a panic attack goes horribly wrong, I emerge from the shadows to save her. Now that she’s mine, I can’t let her go. I’ve mastered the darkness. She tempts me with her light.

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.

A phantom has haunted the Paris Opera House for years. Now he is infatuated with singer Christine Daaé. Despite an astonishing debut performance, Christine fails to win the lead in Faust, and the Phantom’s cursed retaliation on the opera house is spectacularly fatal. As the chandelier falls, he kidnaps Christine, and through hidden passages and behind trapdoors, shares his life story with her. To secure her escape, Christine promises to stay true to him forever. But when the Phantom learns of the prima donna’s intention to flee, his passion turns terrifying.

Hailed as "a classic. . . . humorous, full of warmth and real invention" (The New Yorker), this beloved story--first published more than fifty ago--introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond. For Milo, everything's a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room...

Step into the shadows of an enchanting theatre, now under new management. Witness a diva who believes she has the voice to captivate, a young ingenue with undeniable talent, and a mysterious masked figure whose wrath knows no bounds when his desires go unmet. With a backdrop of secrets, intrigues, and the peril of falling chandeliers, the legend of the Phantom of the Opera unfolds before your very ears! (Summary by Karen Savage)

Dr. Kay Scarpetta ermittelt gegen ein mörderisches Phantom und bringt sich selbst in große Gefahr... Kann Scarpetta das Phantom fangen oder fängt das Phantom Scarpetta? Ein spannender Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Unter großem öffentlichem Protest wird der Schwarze Ronnie Joe Waddell in Virginia auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hingerichtet. Wenig später bekommt es die Gerichtsmedizinerin Dr. Kay Scarpetta mit einem grausamen Mord an einem Dreizehnjährigen zu tun, den eigentlich nur Waddell begangen haben kann - nach seiner Obduktion.

Mention The Phantom of the Opera at a dinner party, and each guest will have his or her own vivid, almost visceral, recollection of the tale of a disfigured musical genius and his unrequited love for a beautiful, young singer. Someone will undoubtedly pantomime the famous scene from the silent era film in which Mary Philbin (as Christine Daae) sneaks up behind the Phantom, while he is playing the organ in his subterranean lair, and unmasks the great Lon Chaney, revealing his horribly disfigured face to the audience and her.

Tief unten in den Katakomben der Pariser Oper haust das »Phantom der Oper«, eine düstere Gestalt mit entstelltem Antlitz. Niemand bekommt das Phantom je zu Gesicht, auch nicht, wenn es in der Loge Nr. 5 den Klängen der Musik lauscht. Doch als es seiner Loge beraubt wird und seine Angebetete, die Chorsängerin Christine, ihre Verlobung mit dem Grafen Raoul bekannt gibt, verfällt das Phantom endgültig dem Wahnsinn und bringt alle in tödliche Gefahr.

The story begins with an investigation into some strange reports of an "opera ghost", legendary for making the great Paris opera performers ill-at-ease when they sit alone in their dressing rooms. Some allege to have seen the ghost in evening clothes moving about in the shadows. Nothing is done, however, until the disappearance of Christine during her triumphant performance.

David R. “Buff” Honodel was a cocky young man with an inflated self-image when he arrived in 1969 at his base in Udorn, Thailand. His war was not in Vietnam; it was a secret one in the skies of a neighboring country almost unknown in America, attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail that fed soldiers and supplies from North Vietnam into the South. Stateside he learned the art of flying the F-4, but in combat, the bomb-loaded fighter handled differently, targets shot back, and people suffered. Inert training ordnance was replaced by lethal weapons.

Sie verwenden kein Telefon, kein Internet, keine Banktransaktionen. Niemand weiß, wer sie sind, sie hinterlassen keine Spuren. Sie sind ein Phantom. Solveigh Lang von der Europapolizei ECSB und Kriminalhauptkommissar Paul Regen vom LKA Bayern sind auf der Jagd nach einer Gruppe gewaltbereiter Terroristen, die sich allen modernen Ermittlungstechniken entzieht. Sie müssen ihre Arbeit vollkommen neu erfinden. Und dabei dürfen sie keine Zeit verlieren, denn der nächste Anschlag steht unmittelbar bevor...

Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover for yourself what it is about opera that sends your normally reserved friends into states of ecstatic abandon, this is the book for you.

Erik, sang hantu Opera, meneror Opera Paris dengan ancaman pemerasan selama bertahun-tahun. Sosok jenius yang tersiksa dalam keburukrupaannya ini jatuh cinta pada Christine, penyanyi opera yang cantik dan bersuara emas. Kehadiran Raoul, sang viscount yang tampan, membuat Erik sadar bahwa Christine takkan pernah membalas cintanya dan membuat cinta Erik berubah menjadi obsesi yang mematikan.

Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Policeman, Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.

Tief unten in den Katakomben der Pariser Oper lebt das »Phantom der Oper«, eine düstere Gestalt mit entstelltem Antlitz und scheinbar übersinnlichen Kräften. Niemand hat es je zu Gesicht bekommen, und dennoch dirigiert es auf geheimnisvolle Weise das Bühnengeschehen. Vor allem die junge Sängerin Christine Daée gerät immer mehr unter den Einfluss des sagenumwobenen Wesens. Als ihr Geliebter versucht, seine Angebetete aus den Händen des Phantoms zu retten, beginnen sich die Ereignisse zu überschlagen.

On the day that she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day when the world began to end.