The Fact: There was no body, but a time capsule was discovered containing gramophone discs from the early 1900s. The Fiction: Erik's corpse is discovered in the cellars as preparations are being made to store phonographic recordings. The Fact: A counterweight from the chandelier did once fall and kill a person (but not the whole chandelier). And he turned over the pages of the memorandum-book until he. Author of The Mystery of the Yellow Room and. The Fiction: The dramatic scene where the Phantom makes the chandelier fall. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
Guignard (Editor) 4.7 (1002) Paperback 14.99 Hardcover 19.91 Paperback 14.99 eBook 9.49 Audiobook FREE Other Format 27.95 Audio MP3 on CD 9.99 Audio CD 14. No one lives there, but it is used to help train fire fighters to swim in the dark. The Phantom of the Opera (Haunted Library of Horror Classics) by Gaston Leroux, Nancy Holder (Introduction), Leslie S. The Fact: A large water tank was built to control the water level when the foundation was laid. The Fiction: The Phantom lives near the secret lake underneath the Paris Opera House. So was the Phantom of the Opera real? Probably not, but certain aspects of his story are based on actual events and circumstances relating to the Palais Garnier (and embellished by Leroux). He became well-known for his popular and acclaimed crime and thriller novels, but Leroux also wrote poetry and short fiction. Gaston Leroux starts off the novel with the declaration that "the Opera ghost really existed" (Leroux, 2008) and it's rumored that he maintained this on his deathbed.
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