The Phantom of the Opera - Gaton Leroux

...long believed, a creature of the imagination of artists, the superstition of the managers, or the product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, the cloak-room attendants, or the concierge. Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of spectral shade.” --- Gaston Leroux ************************************************************************************************************ ...
...only 17,000 points away from the bronze dot, I’ve decided to change the way I write my reviews. I’m a film historian for the most part, and since last year I began the process of writing film reviews only five at a time, because I don’t want my readers to be bombarded with ops on solely films. Sure, I’ve written poetry, plays, and several other non-film ops, though I want to expand my horizons and go into a different direction. I have only written ...

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Review of The Phantom of the Opera - Gaton Leroux

The “Mystery of the Yellow Room” was written by Gaston Leroux in 1892 who also wrote “The Phantom of the Opera”. He is considered in France a bit like Harry Potter. He is a journalist and created the detective Rouletabille (literal meaning in English is “roll your marble”) who is the main character of his novels and who will investigate many crimes. It is an excellent book. I read it not long ago again and it ...
...was 16. The characters are as follow: Joseph Rouletabille, the main character, an 18 years old journalist for the Newspaper « L’ Epoque ». Mr Sinclair narrator in the story who will assist Rouletabille. Mr Stangerson, professor and father of the victim. Miss Mathile Stangerson, professor’s daughter and victim in the story. Robert Darzac, Mathilde’s fiance. Frederic Larsan, well known policeman and will compete with Rouletabille. ...

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...Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera", but only few know the original story written by Gaston Leroux. The book should be given just as much attention as the musical, if not more - it is truly captivating. Leroux drags us into Paris in the last 19th century. We follow Raoul, the main character, on his way through Paris and sit next to him in the Paris opera, listening to the beautiful Christine. Of course he falls in love with her - and is ...
...a devlish pact in the cellars of the operahouse. It's a love story, a crime story, a historical book - a bit of everything. Leroux's story is entertaining and exciting. I extremely liked the way he began and ended the chapters, thereby keeping up the tension throughout the book. The identification with the main character leads to the captivating effect on the reader. Leroux's description of the opera house, the opera performances, Paris and the even ...

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Review of The Phantom of the Opera - Gaton Leroux