Politics. Intrigue. Racial prejudice. A fabled phantom who proved to be real in flesh and blood. Wine, women, and song. Squandering the family fortune. Love and betrayal. Murder most foul. The life story of Gaston Leroux has it all and more.A flamboyant figure in 1920s Parisian society, Gaston was a respected lawyer who became the world's first investigative journalist before he turned to novel writing after squandering his inheritance. He wrote the world's first locked door murder mystery before stumbling onto a living witness to the "Phantom of the Opera" saga and became determined to prove that Erik aka "The Phantom" was real.
Language
English
Pages
151
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 22, 2022
Gaston Leroux: The Man Behind The Man Behind the Mask
Politics. Intrigue. Racial prejudice. A fabled phantom who proved to be real in flesh and blood. Wine, women, and song. Squandering the family fortune. Love and betrayal. Murder most foul. The life story of Gaston Leroux has it all and more.A flamboyant figure in 1920s Parisian society, Gaston was a respected lawyer who became the world's first investigative journalist before he turned to novel writing after squandering his inheritance. He wrote the world's first locked door murder mystery before stumbling onto a living witness to the "Phantom of the Opera" saga and became determined to prove that Erik aka "The Phantom" was real.