The Phantom of the Opera (1910) is a novel by French writer Gaston
Leroux. Originally serialized in Le Galois, the novel was inspired
by legends revolving around the Paris Opera from the early
nineteenth century. Originally a journalist, Leroux turned to
fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar
Allan Poe. Despite its lack of success relative to Leroux's other
novels, The Phantom of the Opera has become legendary through
several adaptations for film, theater, and television, including
Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated 1886 Broadway musical of the same
name. In 1880s Paris, the legendary Palais Garnier Opera House is
rumored to be haunted by a malignant entity. Known as the Phantom
of the Opera, he has been linked to the hanging death of a
stagehand in addition to several strange and mysterious
occurrences. Just before a gala performance, a young Swedish
soprano named Christine is called on to replace the opera's lead,
who is suffering from a last-minute illness. From the audience, the
Vicomte Raoul de Chagny recognizes Christine, his childhood
sweetheart, and goes backstage after the opera has ended to
reintroduce himself. While waiting by her dressing room, he hears
her talking to an unknown man, but upon entering finds himself
alone with Christine. Pressing her for information, she reveals
that she has been receiving lessons from a figure she calls the
Angel of Music, prompting suspicion and terror in Raoul, who is
familiar with the legend of the Phantom. As Raoul makes his
feelings for Christine known, the Phantom professes his love for
his protege, and a battle for her affection ensues. Caught in this
love triangle, threatened on all sides by jealousy and pursuit,
Christine struggles to hold on as her star in the Paris Opera
rises. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the
Opera is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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