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The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera

Original publication
1910
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
672
Difficulty
★☆☆
Genres
Horror, Romance
Translated from
French

Book summary

A ghost haunts the backstage of a Paris opera house, imposing his presence and rules on the artists. Christine, a talented young singer, draws his attention and becomes the center of a strange bond between fascination and control. While another man tries to protect her, the ghost’s mystery deepens. The story moves between romance and tension, gradually revealing the secrets hidden beneath the theater. The author combines intrigue, emotion, and a dark atmosphere in a captivating narrative.

The plot

Two managers laugh at a ghost. Two men become managers of the Paris Opera. In their contract, a line in red ink orders them to pay a ghost.

The world of the book

The cellars of the Paris Opera. The book is set around 1880 in the Paris Opera, a huge theatre opened in 1875. This drawing from the time shows it cut in half: below the stage, several levels of cellars go deep into…

The author

Gaston Leroux 1868 – 1927. Gaston Leroux studied law in Paris and became a lawyer. But he preferred writing. He became a journalist, reporting on major court cases, then travelled as a reporter as far as Russia. He was…

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

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