The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux

First published 1911

A young soprano's voice is transformed by a mysterious tutor. As her career skyrockets, her childhood friend Raoul vies for her affection against the deformed musical genius Erik, who lurks in the shadows of the Paris Opera House. In this classic tale of love, ambition, and the supernatural, Christine must choose between Raoul's passionate courtship and the Phantom's haunting demands.

Genres: classic-literature, romance, 20th-century, fantasy, 19th-century, gothic

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator

Setting: France, Paris (France)

Period: 20th century

360 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Harper Perennial

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