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The bulk of the novel is a first-person narrative, in which Holmes recounts a visit to Paris, where he played violin for the Palais Garnier and became entangled with a mysterious "Phantom". Although Dr. Watson appears only in the novel's 1912 bookend scenes, a significant sub-plot concerns Holmes' efforts to (temporarily) replace the former ...
The Palais Garnier (French: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Palace), also known as the Opéra Garnier (French: [ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Opera), is a historic 1,979-seat [3] opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.
An unsigned postcard arrives in the mail at Anne Berest's parents' house on January 6, 2003. On one side, an old image of the Palais Garnier Opera House of Paris is pictured; on the other side are the names of her mother's grandparents, Ephraïm and Emma, her aunt, Noémie, and uncle, Jacques, all of whom were deported to Auschwitz in 1942.
The Library-Museum is housed in the Palais Garnier in the Rotonde de l'Empereur, a pavilion on the west side of the theatre, which was originally designed to be the private entrance for Emperor Napoleon III. Thus, the Emperor's could directly enter in the building and avoid any assassination attempt.
Charles Garnier was born Jean-Louis Charles Garnier on 6 November 1825 in Paris, on the Rue Mouffetard, in the present-day 5th arrondissement.His father, Jean André Garnier, 1796–1865, who was originally from Sarthe, a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, had worked as a blacksmith, wheelwright, and coachbuilder before settling down in Paris to work in a horse-drawn carriage ...
After becoming involved in political intrigue, Erik makes his way back to France, where he helps design and build the Palais Garnier Opera House. The rest of the book loosely follows the original novel The Phantom of the Opera, though the relationship between Christine and Erik is explored in greater detail and with greater compassion than the ...
Experience was created by great-granddaughter of the French novelist who created the phantom
The Mysteries of Paris (French: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in Journal des débats from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels published in France. [ 1 ]