The Phantom of the Opera
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- First published
- 1910
- Pages
- 181Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 4 hours8 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 5 of 10
A little about the story
Strange things are happening at the Paris Opera. Stagehands whisper about a ghost, a chandelier falls and the managers receive demands from someone called the Opera Ghost. Meanwhile a young singer, Christine Daaé, is being secretly taught by a mysterious voice she calls her Angel of Music.
The voice belongs to Erik, a disfigured genius who lives in the cellars beneath the opera house. As Christine’s childhood friend Raoul tries to win her, Erik’s love turns to obsession. Gaston Leroux tells it like a true investigation, half gothic horror and half romance.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- gothic romance
- stories behind famous musicals
- mysteries in grand old buildings
Maybe not if you only know the musical. The book is darker and odder.
Things You May Not Know About The Phantom of the Opera
- Real cellars. The Paris Opera really does have an underground water tank beneath it.
- A real chandelier accident. A counterweight from the opera’s chandelier fell and killed a woman in 1896.
- A crime reporter. Leroux was a journalist and also wrote detective novels.
- Many lives. It inspired the 1925 silent film and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical.
About this edition
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