Classic Stories which have been carefully graded for each level according to vocabulary, grammatical structures, sentence length and plot complexity. The ideal springboard for the development of learner's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The beautiful Christine Daae becomes an overnight success at the famous Paris Opera; yet, behind her there is mystery. The Opera house is haunted.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Look! You want to see! See! Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my cursed ugliness! Look at Erik's face! Now you know the face of the voice!' Living secretly beneath the Paris Opera House, 'The Phantom of the Opera', Erik has haunted those who work there with his demands and shrouded the opera house in fear with the legend of his disfigured face. When Christine joins the company, a young woman with a beautiful voice, Erik is instantly smitten and secretly teaches her to become a great singer. He soon develops an obsessive love for his beautiful protege, even though she has fallen for her childhood friend, resulting in her disappearance during a performance and sparking a tragic and terrifying chain of events. One of the most well-known and well-loved gothic horror stories, Leroux's suspenseful tale of unrequited love, passion and tragedy is both dark and moving in its portrayal of Erik, the anti-hero in his yearning for Christine.

Who could have tried to murder Mademoiselle Stangerson, beautiful daughter of a famous radium scientist? And how could they have entered and escaped from a completely locked and watched room? With the Surete's top sleuth vying against him, Rouletabille is determined to prove only he can solve the case.

There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants?

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 and emotion denied him because of his ghastly appearance. It is in the Opera House that he encounters Christine Daaé whom he trains in secret to become a great singer. Erik’s passionate obsession with a beautiful woman beyond his reach is doomed and leads to the dramatic tragic finale. Gaston Leroux’s novel is a marvellous blend of detective story, romance and spine-tingling terror which has fascinated readers ever since the work was first published.

Même en déployant tout son esprit logique, l’intrépide Rouletabille, journaliste détective, réussira-t-il à résoudre le mystère de la pièce fermée de l’intérieur d’où l’assassin s’est enfui?

Classic Stories which have been carefully graded for each level according to vocabulary, grammatical structures, sentence length and plot complexity. The ideal springboard for the development of learner's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The beautiful Christine Daae becomes an overnight success at the famous Paris Opera; yet, behind her there is mystery. The Opera house is haunted. Pack (Student‘s Book, Activity Book, CD).

In 1880 a legendary spectre haunts the famous Opera House in Paris. There are all sorts of rumours about the Phantom of the Opera, a sinister figure whose face remains hidden behind a grotesque mask...

A skeleton in dinner dress is wreaking havoc among singers and staff at the Paris Opera House and when new owners take over the terror escalates. Who is the mysterious figures stalking the stage at night? How can he be everywhere at once and leave locked rooms at will? What is his connection to the beautiful young musician Christine? Stage and screen adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera have maintained the book's popularity, but the novel outdoes them all in Gothic tension and horror.

«La porte de la chambre fermée à clef «à l'intérieur» les volets de l'unique fenêtre fermés, eux aussi, à «l'intérieur», pas de cheminée. Qui a tenté de tuer Mlle Stangerson et, surtout, par où l'assassin a-t-il pu fuir de la chambre jaune? C'est le jeune reporter, Rouletabille, limier surdoué et raisonnant par «le bon bout de la raison, ce bon bout que l'on reconnaît à ce que rien ne peut le faire craquer», qui va trouver la solution de cet affolant problème aux termes d'une enquête fertile en aventures et rebondissements. Tenant en haleine le lecteur de la première à la dernière page, Le Mystère de la Chambre jaune, est devenu un classique du roman criminel.»

«On retrouve dans Le Parfum de la dame en noir tous les personnages du fameux Mystère de la chambre jaune. Grâce à Rouletabille, le mariage de Robert Darzac et de Mathilde Stangerson a enfin eu lieu et la mort de leur ennemi est officiellement constatée. A peine partie en voyage de noces, cependant, la belle Mathilde appelle Rouletabille à son secours. Leur impitoyable ennemi est réapparu! La situation devient alors angoissante: disparition, crime...Le mystère s'épaissit. Le jeune reporter Rouletabille aura besoin de tout son flair et de son intelligence hors pair pour venir à bout de cette véritable «histoire du diable».»

One of a series of simplified educational editions for learners of English as a foreign language.

««Le fantôme de l’Opéra a existé. J’avais été frappé dès l’abord que je commençai à compulser les archives de l’Académie nationale de musique par la coïncidence surprenante des phénomènes attribués au fantôme et du plus mystérieux, du plus fantastique des drames, et je devais bientôt être conduit à cette idée que l’on pourrait peut-être rationnellement expliquer celui-ci par celui-là». Avec l’art de l’intrigue parfaitement nouée et l’inspiration diabolique qui ont fait le succès de Gaston Leroux, le père de Rouletabille, «Le Fantôme de l’Opéra» nous entraîne dans une extraordinaire aventure qui nous tient en haleine de la première à la dernière ligne.»

In 1880 a legendary spectre haunts the famous Opera House in Paris. There are all sorts of rumours about the Phantom of the Opera, a sinister figure whose face remains hidden behind a grotesque mask...