The Phantom of the Opera is a celebrated Gothic Romance novel by French author Gaston Leroux, first published in 1910. In this his masterpiece, Leroux delivers a mesmerising thriller, exploring themes of romantic love, obsession and violence.
Following her spectacular debut, the rumours of a ghost haunting the labyrinthine depths of the Paris Opera seem to become a reality, when young singer Christine Daaé vanishes. Leroux's Phantom remains a powerful, absorbing literary classic, and an unmissable read.