Gaston Leroux (1868–1927) is represented here by 3 public-domain titles, including The Bride of the Sun, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Secret of the Night. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.
The Phantom of the Opera was first published as a serial in Le Gaulois from 23 September to 8 January, and was released in volume form in late March by Pierre Lafitte. The Phantom of the Opera is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century, and by an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet pupil's skeleton in a production of Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz.
The Secret of the Night is the third in his series of novels featuring the fictional detective Joseph Rouletabille, following on from The Mystery of the Yellow Room and The Perfume of the Lady in Black. Unlike its two predecessors it has never been made into a film.
