Gaston Leroux was born in Paris in 1868. He worked for newspapers such as L'Écho and Le Matin and had a reputation as a brilliant journalist. He published The Phantom of the Opera in 1910 shortly after he moved to Nice. This wonderful story full of fear, love and tension was also filmed. This new edition of a classic book from the border between the fantasy novel genre and the nascent modern detective story. The author tells the romantic story of a beautiful singer and her two admirers, one of whom is the mysterious Phantom of the Opera, captivates the reader with a colorful depiction of the environment of the Paris Grand Opera with its gala performances, balls and mysterious backstage.