
He insisted that this fact was true until his death in Nice, France (how ironic) on Ap(he died of a urinary tract infection.doesn't that sound pleasant!?).

Within this book, Leroux claims that Erik (better known as The Opera Ghost, The Phantom of the Opera, or simply The Phantom (which is also shortened to just Phantom)) was a real person. Published originally in the year of 1911, the book sold quite poorly, and was removed from print on several occasions due to its lack of public appeal. Originally, The Phantom of the Opera was a book by the name of Le Fantôme de l'Opéraby the French writer, Gaston Leroux.
