Gothic mystery author Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera was initially serialized in 1910. The book revolves around a "ghost" who supposedly haunts the Paris Opera and the strange occurrences that are linked to him. The main characters and the narrator attempt to learn more about this ghost, who is actually Christine Daaé, an opera singer who is infatuated with a masked man. The narrator explains that the Opera Ghost is a man with an incredible talent for illusions who can explain disappearances, deaths, and accidents 30 years prior. The story takes a turn towards Raoul and the Persians who discovers a cellar full of explosives and Erik threatens to blow up the Opera if Christine rejects him. The Christine, Erik, and Raoul love triangle serve as the plot's focal point. Christine cares deeply about Raoul, but she also has compassion for Erik. Only the Persian, who had previously saved Erik's life, demonstrates compassion for Erik's damaged visage. To read this love triangle story and who will get each other's companionship at the end of the story, readers should read this gothic horror and mystery book!
French journalist and mystery writer Gaston Leroux lived from 6 May 1868 to 15 April 1927. Leroux, the illegitimate son of Marie Bidaut and Dominique Leroux, who wed a month after he was born, was born in Paris in 1868. Leroux wed twice, the first time in 1902 to Marie Lefranc, with whom he later parted ways. After their divorce, he moved in with Jeanne Cayatte from Lorraine, with whom he had a daughter named Madeleine and a son named Gaston, known as Milinkij. They later were married in 1917, following Lefranc's passing. The Phantom of the Opera, Leroux's most well-known work, was published as a serial in 1909 and 1910 and as a book in 1910. (with an English translation appearing in 1911). Balaoo, which was released in 1911 and was subsequently adapted into other films (in 1913, 1927, and 1942). In 1909, Leroux received the title of Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur. He passed away in Nice, France in 1927 at the age of 58.
