The Phantom of the Opera & The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Mystery Classics) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Ultimate Gothic Romance Mystery and One of the First Locked-Room Crime MysteriesBy Gaston Leroux
Length18h 55m
About this audiobook
Bringing together The Phantom of the Opera and The Mystery of the Yellow Room, this volume showcases Gaston Leroux's command of sensational mystery at two of its most influential extremes: Gothic romance and rational detective fiction. The Phantom of the Opera transforms the Paris Opéra into a labyrinth of music, terror, desire, and architectural secrecy, while The Mystery of the Yellow Room offers one of the classic "locked-room" puzzles, notable for its rigorous plotting and intellectual gamesmanship. Leroux's prose combines journalistic immediacy, melodramatic intensity, and a fascination with hidden spaces, placing him between nineteenth-century feuilleton fiction and the modern detective novel. Gaston Leroux, born in Paris in 1868, worked as a lawyer and then as a journalist before turning to fiction, experiences that deeply shaped his narrative methods. His reporting career gave him an eye for testimony, evidence, public spectacle, and sensational crime, all of which animate these novels. His creation of the young reporter-detective Joseph Rouletabille reflects both his professional background and his belief in reason confronting theatrical illusion. This collection is highly recommended for readers interested in the foundations of mystery, Gothic suspense, and popular literary modernity. It offers not only memorable plots, but also a revealing study of fear, performance, logic, and obsession.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length18 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 22, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
10The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 4)
2Introduction
11The Mystery of the Yellow Room (pt. 1)
3Author Biography
12The Mystery of the Yellow Room (pt. 2)
4Historical Context
13The Mystery of the Yellow Room (pt. 3)
5Synopsis (Selection)
14The Mystery of the Yellow Room (pt. 4)
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6The Phantom of the Opera & The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Mystery Classics)
15Analysis
7The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 1)
16Reflection
8The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 2)
17Memorable Quotes
9The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 3)
THE ADVENTURES OF JOSEPH ROULETABILLE: The Mystery of the Yellow Room & The Secret of the NightGaston Leroux20h 21m$1 · $0.00
The Dark Road: further adventures of Chéri-BibiGaston Leroux4h 47m$2 · $0.00
Mystery of the Yellow Room (The first detective Joseph Rouletabille novel and one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels)Gaston Leroux8h 18m$1 · $0.00
The Bride of the SunGaston Leroux7h 56m$1 · $0.00
Mystery of the Yellow Room (The first detective Joseph Rouletabille novel and one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels) (Annotated)Gaston Leroux9h 55m$2 · $0.00
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Le Fantôme de l'OpéraGaston Leroux8h 30m$2 · $0.00
THE ADVENTURES OF JOSEPH ROULETABILLE: The Mystery of the Yellow Room & The Secret of the NightGaston Leroux20h 24m$2 · $0.00
Das Phantom der OperGaston Leroux12h 38m$2 · $0.00
THE MAN WITH THE BLACK FEATHER (Illustrated Edition)Gaston Leroux6h 54m$2 · $0.00
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