Gaston Leroux

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May 06, 1868 in Paris, France

died

April 15, 1927

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Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868, Paris, France – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.

In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, such as the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. It was also the basis of the 1990 novel Phantom by Susan Kay.

Leroux went to school in Normandy and studied law in Paris, graduating in 1889. He inherited millions of francs and lived wildly until he nearly reached bankruptcy. Then in 1890, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic for L'Écho de Paris. His most important...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 36,769 ratings · 1,827 reviews · 49 distinct works

	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 35,416 ratings — published 1910 — 287 editions	My rating:
	The Mystery of the Yellow Room 3.70 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 1907 — 105 editions	My rating:
	Le parfum de la dame en noir 3.52 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1908 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Secret of the Night 3.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1912 — 36 editions	My rating:
	La machine à assassiner (La poupée sanglante, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1924 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Le fauteuil hanté 3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1909 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Rouletabille: Le mystère de la chambre jaune; Le parfum de la dame en noir by Gaston Leroux, André-Paul Duchateau, Bernard C. Swysen 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Le fantôme de l'opéra; La reine du Sabbat; Les ténébreuses; La mansarde en or 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings	My rating:
	La poupée sanglante (La poupée sanglante, #1) 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1923 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Real Opera Ghost and Other Tales by Gaston Leroux, Peter Haining (Editor) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	My rating:

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Series by Gaston Leroux

Joseph Rouletabille (8 books)
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3.66 avg rating — 951 ratings

La poupée sanglante (2 books)
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3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings

Chéri-Bibi (6 books)
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3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings

Quotes by Gaston Leroux

“Erik is not truly dead. He lives on within the souls of those who choose to listen to the music of the night.”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

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“If I am the phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so. If I am to be saved it is because your love redeems me.”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

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“I tore off my mask so as not to lose one of her tears... and she did not run away!...and she did not die!... She remained alive, weeping over me, weeping with me. We cried together! I have tasted all the happiness the world can offer.”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

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