Gaston Leroux

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in Paris, France

May 06, 1868

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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	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (Translator) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 68,224 ratings — published 1909 — 332 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Yellow Room 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 1,399 ratings — published 1907 — 104 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le parfum de la dame en noir 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1908 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rouletabille: Le mystère de la chambre jaune; Le parfum de la dame en noir by Gaston Leroux, André-Paul Duchateau, Bernard C. Swysen 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le fauteuil hanté 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1909 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Night 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1912 — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La machine à assassiner (La poupée sanglante, #2) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1924 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le fantôme de l'opéra; La reine du Sabbat; Les ténébreuses; La mansarde en or 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La poupée sanglante (La poupée sanglante, #1) 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1923 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storie macabre by Gaston Leroux, Gianni Pilo (Translator), Sebastiano Fusco (Editor) 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Joseph Rouletabille (8 books)
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“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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“All I wanted was to be loved for myself." (Erik)”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

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