The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux's classic Gothic mystery follows a masked musical genius haunting the Paris Opera House, his obsessive love for Christine Daaé, and the desperate rescue mounted by Raoul de Chagny.
- First published
- 1909-1910 serialization; 1910 book edition
- Style
- Gothic suspense, mystery, and tragic romance.
- Known for
- The iconic Opera Ghost and the underground world beneath the Paris Opera
- Estimated reading time
- 7-9 hours
- Reading level
- Advanced
- Recommended age
- 13+
Chapters
- PROLOGUE
- CHAPTER I - IS IT THE GHOST?
- CHAPTER II - THE NEW MARGARITA
- CHAPTER III - THE MYSTERIOUS REASON
- CHAPTER IV - BOX FIVE
- CHAPTER V - THE ENCHANTED VIOLIN
- CHAPTER VI - A VISIT TO BOX FIVE
- CHAPTER VII - FAUST AND WHAT FOLLOWED
- CHAPTER VIII - THE MYSTERIOUS BROUGHAM
- CHAPTER IX - AT THE MASKED BALL
- CHAPTER X - FORGET THE NAME OF THE MAN'S VOICE
- CHAPTER XI - ABOVE THE TRAP-DOORS
- CHAPTER XII - APOLLO'S LYRE
- CHAPTER XIII - A MASTER-STROKE OF THE TRAP-DOOR LOVER
- CHAPTER XIV - THE SINGULAR ATTITUDE OF A SAFETY-PIN
- CHAPTER XV - CHRISTINE! CHRISTINE!
- CHAPTER XVI - MME. GIRY'S ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS AS TO HER PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH THE OPERA GHOST
- CHAPTER XVII - THE SAFETY-PIN AGAIN
- CHAPTER XVIII - THE COMMISSARY, THE VISCOUNT AND THE PERSIAN
- CHAPTER XIX - THE VISCOUNT AND THE PERSIAN
- CHAPTER XX - IN THE CELLARS OF THE OPERA
- CHAPTER XXI - INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE VICISSITUDES OF A PERSIAN IN THE CELLARS OF THE OPERA
- CHAPTER XXII - IN THE TORTURE CHAMBER
- CHAPTER XXIII - THE TORTURES BEGIN
- CHAPTER XXIV - "BARRELS! ... BARRELS! ... ANY BARRELS TO SELL?"
- CHAPTER XXV - THE SCORPION OR THE GRASSHOPPER: WHICH?
- CHAPTER XXVI - THE END OF THE GHOST'S LOVE STORY
- EPILOGUE
