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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (in French Le mystère de la chambre jaune) is a mystery novel written by French author Gaston Leroux. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical L'Illustration from September 1907 to November 1907, then in its own right in 1908 .
With The Mystery of the Yellow Room, Gaston Leroux – who is best known for his novel The Phantom of the Opera - popularized an entire subgenre of detective fiction named as ‘locked room mystery’ and this work is often regarded as one of the finest in this genre.
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Apr 15, 2023 · No one was astonished, then, that the head of the Sûreté had, at the outset of the mystery of “The Yellow Room,” telegraphed his precious subordinate to London, where he had been sent on a big case of stolen securities, to return with all haste.
Mar 1, 1999 · A classic detective novel by the author of The Phantom of the Opera. Read online or download for free in various formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and plain text.
- Leroux, Gaston, 1868-1927
- The Mystery of the Yellow Room
- Transcribed and produced by Brian Raiter
- Le mystère de la chambre jaune. English
Jun 11, 2003 · Following the attempted murder of Mathilde, daughter of renowned Professor Stangerson, Joseph Rouletabille, a young reporter, accompanied by photographer Sainclair, visits the Château du Glandier to try and shed some light on the mystery.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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- 2003-06-11
Oct 9, 2020 · 400 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. When the sound of gunshots and screams for help bring Mademoiselle Stangerson's father and a servant to the Yellow Room, they discover her lying in the locked room, alone, with the window barred.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908) is Gaston Leroux's masterpiece and during his lifetime his most successful book. It is one of the classics of early 20th-century...
