Calico Illustrated Classics: The Phantom of the Opera
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 It’s the Ghost 4 CHAPTER 2 The Voice 10 CHAPTER 3 An Uninvited Guest 17 CHAPTER 4 Mysterious Letters 24 CHAPTER 5 The Angel of Music 32 CHAPTER 6 Box Five 40 CHAPTER 7 Christine Disappears 48 CHAPTER 8 The Masked Ball 53 CHAPTER 9 A Secret Engagement 60 CHAPTER 10 Christine’s Story 66 CHAPTER 11 The Brothers Fight 72 CHAPTER 12 Christine Disappears Again 77 CHAPTER 13 The Persian Friend 84 CHAPTER 14 The Torture Chamber 90 CHAPTER 15 The Scorpion and the Grasshopper 99 CHAPTER 16 The End of the Ghost’s Love Story 106
1 It’s the Ghost Many years ago terrible tragedies fell upon the Opera house in Paris A ghost roamed its many floors Did he really exist Did a great singer disappear twice from the eyes of the house Why did so many people flee in fear and refuse to return These questions had no answers and remained a mystery until now I have researched the stories It is now time to tell you all I know The managers at the great Opera house were giving a party to mark their retirement Sorelli a dancer was in her dressing room getting ready for her performance Suddenly six younger dancers invaded her room 4
It’s the ghost said the youngest dancer Jammes She locked the door Sorelli shuddered Although she called Jammes a silly little fool she couldn’t help but ask questions Did you see him As I see you now said Jammes She dropped into a chair and cried He’s very ugly said Meg Giry He appeared to me It was as if he walked through the wall He was simply there Over the last several months all the girls spoke of such sightings The legend of the Opera Ghost spread quickly It was hard to know who really laid eyes upon him and who just wanted to join in the fun If anyone met with an accident they blamed the ghost If anyone became ill they blamed the ghost If something was missing they blamed the ghost It became a game of sorts Joseph Buquet the stage manager had really seen the ghost He saw him near the cellars The ghost fled as soon as he was spotted 5
