# The Phantom of the Opera — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/prologue.md): The narrator, Gaston Leroux, asserts that the Opera Ghost truly existed in flesh and blood, not merely as a superstition. He describes his investigation into the archives of the National Academy of Music, uncovering coin
- [I: Is It the Ghost?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/i-is-it-the-ghost.md): At a gala performance marking the retirement of managers Debienne and Poligny, the ballet girls of the Opera panic after little Jammes claims to have seen the Opera Ghost. The ghost legend, fueled by descriptions from th
- [II: The New Margarita](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/ii-the-new-margarita.md): Christine Daaé gives a triumphant performance at a gala, singing the role of Margarita in Faust and astonishing the audience. After fainting, she is carried to her dressing room, where Raoul de Chagny, recognizing her as
- [The Mysterious Reason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/iii-the-mysterious-reason.md): During the farewell ceremony for retiring managers Debienne and Poligny, the Opera ghost makes a startling appearance at the supper table, announcing the death of Joseph Buquet. The new managers, Firmin Richard and Arman
- [Box Five](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/iv-box-five.md): The new managers, Firmin Richard and Armand Moncharmin, receive a letter from the Opera Ghost demanding Box Five and criticizing their artistic choices. They initially dismiss it as a joke by their predecessors, Debienne

> 24 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_phantom_of_the_opera_se_995kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Enchanted Violin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/v-the-enchanted-violin.md)
- [A Visit to Box Five](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/vi-a-visit-to-box-five.md)
- [Faust and What Followed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/vii-faust-and-what-followed.md)
- [The Mysterious Brougham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/viii-the-mysterious-brougham.md)
- [At the Masked Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/ix-at-the-masked-ball.md)
- [Forget the Name of the Man's Voice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/x-forget-the-name-of-the-man-s-voice.md)
- [XI: Above the Trap-Doors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xi-above-the-trap-doors.md)
- [Apollo's Lyre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xii-apollo-s-lyre.md)
- [A Masterstroke of the Trap-Door Lover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xiii-a-masterstroke-of-the-trap-door-lover.md)
- [The Singular Attitude of a Safety-Pin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xiv-the-singular-attitude-of-a-safety-pin.md)
- [Christine! Christine!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xv-christine-christine.md)
- [Mme. Giry’s Astounding Revelations as to Her Personal Relations with the Opera Ghost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xvi-mme-giry-s-astounding-revelations-as-to-her-personal-relations-with-the-opera-ghost.md)
- [XVII: The Safety-Pin Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xvii-the-safety-pin-again.md)
- [XVIII: The Commissary, the Viscount and the Persian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xviii-the-commissary-the-viscount-and-the-persian.md)
- [The Viscount and the Persian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xix-the-viscount-and-the-persian.md)
- [In the Cellars of the Opera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xx-in-the-cellars-of-the-opera.md)
- [Interesting and Instructive Vicissitudes of a Persian in the Cellars of the Opera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xxi-interesting-and-instructive-vicissitudes-of-a-persian-in-the-cellars-of-the-opera.md)
- [In the Torture Chamber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xxii-in-the-torture-chamber.md)
- [XXIII: The Tortures Begin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xxiii-the-tortures-begin.md)
- [XXIV: “Barrels!… Barrels!… Any Barrels to Sell?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xxiv-barrels-barrels-any-barrels-to-sell.md)
- [XXV: The Scorpion or the Grasshopper: Which?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xxv-the-scorpion-or-the-grasshopper-which.md)
- [XXVI: The End of the Ghost's Love Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xxvi-the-end-of-the-ghost-s-love-story.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/epilogue.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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