Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera is one of my favorite books. It’s been adapted many times, but none of those adaptations have ever hit quite the right note for me. Nonetheless, each iteration of the story is fascinating in its own right, and I enjoy reviewing the history behind them and the differences that separate each of them.

• Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera: To set the stage, let’s start with the original work that sparked it all.

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