Gothic mystery author Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera was initially serialized in 1910. The book revolves around a "ghost" who supposedly haunts the Paris Opera and the strange occurrences that are linked to him. The main characters and the narrator attempt to learn more about this ghost, who is actually Christine Daa?, an opera singer who is infatuated with a masked man. The narrator explains that the Opera Ghost is a man with an incredible talent for illusions who can explain disappearances, deaths, and accidents 30 years prior. The story takes a turn towards Raoul and the Persians who discovers a cellar full of explosives and Erik threatens to blow up the Opera if Christine rejects him. The Christine, Erik, and Raoul love triangle serve as the plot's focal point. Christine cares deeply about Raoul, but she also has compassion for Erik. Only the Persian, who had previously saved Erik's life, demonstrates compassion for Erik's damaged visage. To read this love triangle story and who will get each other's companionship at the end of the story, readers should read this gothic horror and mystery book!
