Book Report: The Phantom of the Opera
Book Report The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux (1911) I’ll introduce my favorite story, The Phantom of the Opera . This book is a horror story. I liked this story and I couldn’t stop reading because I was worried about its continuation. First, I’ll tell you about details of this story. The time is 1880 to 1890 and places in Brittany, and the Paris Opera House, France. The Opera House was built between 1861 and 1875. It is 167 m long, 122 m wide and 81 m high. It has 17 floors and a tall roof. There are 80 dressing-rooms for the actors, dancers and musicians. There are very many stairs, corridors and storerooms. In the 1900s, 1500 people worked in the building. Under the Opera House there were stables for horses. And there was a lake! These facts show that the Opera House is so large that you can hardly imagine, and that there are so many rooms that you may get lost once you enter. The author of this book, Gaston Leroux, was French and visited the Par