The Phantom of the Opera

The Original Novel

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Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera (1988, Harper Perennial)

Paperback, 371 pages

English language

Published Jan. 12, 1988 by Harper Perennial.

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strong textChristine is brought up by her itinerant musician father, whose death she mourns endlessly. She achieves a singing position in the Paris Opera line, where a mysterious voice teaches her to unleash her musical potential. The voice belongs to Erik, a deformed musical genius who lives in the opera house. As Christine's singing career takes off, her childhood friend Raoul begins to court her, and he and Erik fight jealously for Christine's hand.strong textlink textemphasized textstrong textstrong textstrong text

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Subjects

  • Phantom of the Opera (Fictitio
  • Opera
  • Literary
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Literature: Classics
  • Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character)
  • Paris (France)
  • Classics
  • Fiction / Literary
  • Fiction
  • Composers