Phantom of the Opera

In 1880s Paris, the Opera House is haunted by the Phantom, a disfigured genius named Erik. He mentors soprano Christine Daaé, obsessed with her talent and beauty. After abducting her, Erik's jealousy drives him to threaten lives unless she marries him. Moved by her compassion, he frees her and dies of heartbreak as she elopes with her lover Raoul.

About the author

Gaston Leroux (1868–1927) was a reporter and author of detective fiction, considered the French equivalent of Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe for his locked-room novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room. He is, however, most famous for his Gothic novel that went on to become a highly successful film and musical, The Phantom of the Opera.Dr. Emma Bielecki is a Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century French Studies at King’s College London. She researches the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural expression, including silent film, fashion and stage magic. Her writing has appeared in the The Junket and The Conversation.

Product details

• Authors: Gaston Leroux
• Assisted by: Emma Bielecki (Introduction)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.07.2025
• EAN: 9781835625668
• ISBN: 978-1-83562-566-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Horror, Classic fiction, Classic horror & ghost stories