The Phantom of the Opera

Inside this edition

Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 19 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.

• The Palais Garnier — the great opera house from its roof to its underground lake.
• Box FiveThe private box on the grand tier that belongs to the Opera ghost alone — where no living patron dares to sit, and where his letters and little gifts are left behind the crimson curtain.
• A Map of Connections — the Phantom, the soprano, and those caught between them.
• The Characters — the players of the Opera, in medallion.
• The Characters — the Phantom and the company, at full length.
• Erik — the Phantom of the Opera.
• The Falling Chandelier — terror over the auditorium during Faust.
• The Unmasking — the face beneath the mask.

This edition

Title

The Phantom of the Opera

Author

Gaston Leroux (1868–1927)

First published

1910

Illustrated plates

41 original artworks · 19 open to everyone

Chapters

28 · about 83,755 words

Reading time

5 h 35 min

Language

EN

Formats

Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription

Publisher

LitLab — The Illustrated Classics

On LitLab since

August 2026

Rights

Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

Source text

Project Gutenberg #175