Gaston Leroux Collected editions

Gaston Leroux (1868 – 1927) was a French journalist and novelist best known for his mystery The Phantom of the Opera, a tale of love, obsession, and the macabre set in the opulent yet shadowed corridors of the Paris Opera House. Blending romance, suspense, and Gothic horror, the novel has inspired countless adaptations for stage and screen.

Before turning to fiction, Leroux was a celebrated investigative reporter, covering sensational trials and political intrigues. His background in journalism sharpened his sense of pacing and drama, qualities that carried into his fiction.

While he wrote numerous detective novels and adventures, it is The Phantom of the Opera that cemented Gaston Leroux’s place in literary history — a story where beauty and terror intertwine beneath the mask.