Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera, first published in serial form in 1909 and 1910, is the source for nearly every stage, film, and musical adaptation bearing that name. Erik, the disfigured musical genius haunting the labyrinthine cellars of the Paris Opéra, fixates on soprano Christine Daaé in a story that blends gothic horror, detective fiction, and tragic romance.
The English translation captures Leroux’s atmosphere of obsession and shadow perfectly. Download this public-domain classic as a free EPUB and experience the original novel behind one of the most famous stories of the twentieth century.