The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)

• The book that launched the Gothic-novel craze
• Decorative, durable, and collectible
• Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions

A collection of 25 classic stories shaped by Gothic's mood of menace and the

macabre. In addition to the world-famous title novel, about a 'ghost' who

terrorizes the personnel of the Paris Opera House, the book includes Horace

Walpole's The Castle of Otranto , the book that launched the Gothic-novel

craze, as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley,

Arthur Machen, Louisa May Alcott, E.T.A. Hoffmann, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and

Vernon Lee. This book features an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding,

with distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable and

collectible, the books in this series offer hours of pleasure to readers young

and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library. Read more